Another Day at Tumbalong

The morning was so beautiful when we woke up that we packed up our "gear" and headed back to Tumbalong this time with Cooper as well.  Once there we slathered ourselves in sunscreen, the kids donned their sunnies and hats and then it was off to play.  This time the boys spent most of their time at the park in the sprinkler which makes sense as it was SO hot today. Actually it was only 82 degrees but we have had almost nothing but rain and cool weather for weeks now that this felt hot.   Below are some pictures of the boys enjoying the water.

Tucker took a break from the water to do a little digging in the sand.  

After playtime, we sat down in the "cafe" to cool off and have a drink. Tucker discovered, "Dora juice" and had to have it.  Coop chilled out with some apple juice. Oh, and Coop made a few phone calls... :)

Then it was back to the "dry part" of the playground, as Coop calls it, for some climbing. Let me just say that Tucker is a daredevil! Nothing scares him! He climbed right up this thing without a second thought. Wow.

After some climbing and some lunch, the boys rode the "Crazy Cars." This was Tucker's first ride like this! He loved it and so did Coop. Both boys had big smiles when the ride was over. 

Another Day at Tumbalong

The morning was so beautiful when we woke up that we packed up our "gear" and headed back to Tumbalong this time with Cooper as well.  Once there we slathered ourselves in sunscreen, the kids donned their sunnies and hats and then it was off to play.  This time the boys spent most of their time at the park in the sprinkler which makes sense as it was SO hot today. Actually it was only 82 degrees but we have had almost nothing but rain and cool weather for weeks now that this felt hot.   Below are some pictures of the boys enjoying the water.

Tucker took a break from the water to do a little digging in the sand.  

After playtime, we sat down in the "cafe" to cool off and have a drink. Tucker discovered, "Dora juice" and had to have it.  Coop chilled out with some apple juice. Oh, and Coop made a few phone calls... :)

Then it was back to the "dry part" of the playground, as Coop calls it, for some climbing. Let me just say that Tucker is a daredevil! Nothing scares him! He climbed right up this thing without a second thought. Wow.

After some climbing and some lunch, the boys rode the "Crazy Cars." This was Tucker's first ride like this! He loved it and so did Coop. Both boys had big smiles when the ride was over. 

The New Tumbalong Park Playground

What a fun and busy morning we had at the new Tumbalong Playground in Darling Quarter!  They have been working on this playground since before our arrival in Australia and this weekend, was the grand opening.  This park has everything! Climbing rope jungle gyms, slides, swings, a zip line, sand pits (aka sandboxes) as well as the coolest water play area I have ever seen and more!

Our friends, Carrie and Eleni, met us outside our apartment building and after a quick stop at Starbucks, we headed to the park.  Cooper and Tucker were quick to explore every inch of the water play area while Eleni was satisfied to just play in the water pump area and the sprinklers.  The kids tried out the water pumps, the water ramps, water fountains, water wheel, water curly-cue thingy (yes, that is the technical name), they walked the "river" and used the gates to dam the water and then open it back up again. Coop spent a few minutes in the sprinklers, but then had to move on.

After the water play, it was on to the sand pit.  They had the coolest diggers I have ever seen.  The end of the digger actually looks like an ice cream scooper and is much easier to use that the ones with the bucket at the end.  Coop figured it out right away and as you can see from the picture below, Tuck had a little more trouble... :)

This slide is amazing.  You have to rock climb up to the top in order to slide down.  The slide itself is huge and very wide- three or four people (adults included) can go down at one time.  It reminded me of that Saturday Night Live skit where that woman (Shelley Duvall?) sat in that ginormous rocking chair and talked like a baby.  Am I showing my age??? Below is Tucker walking through the tunnels beneath the slide.

And what day at the park would not be complete without the bubble man?  Yes, he was there making fantastic bubbles and Cooper loved chasing them.  Tucker planted himself about 15 feet away and just watched. Not sure what was going through his mind, but he had no intention of getting any closer than that.  Eleni seemed satisfied to watch as well.

Then it was time to head home and it turns out Eleni is quite smitten with Cooper. She held his hand almost all the way to lunch and Cooper LOVED every minute of it.