Barn Quilts have popped up quite a bit over the last decade or so. Many times they are created for a specific purpose like a Centennial or Bicentennial celebration. Each Barn Quilt design has a name and some have their own story behind the reason a particular design was chosen!
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It just so happens that our city put in a Special Needs Playground sometime in the last year or so. It is right next to the municipal pool and sports complex.
A brightly colored fence that resembles pencils greets each visitor. The dome climbing house is great for gross motor skills both inside and out.
There’s also a sign right near the entrance stating what the park is about. I like that it states”varying abilities” and includes adult supervision.
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I am not even sure when I first learned about Historical Markers but I have an affinity for them. I get excited to see them as we journey to field trips or blog adventures. I get sad if we can’t stop to read them and learn some small tidbit of History!
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Walking your dog with your toddler might be a crazy idea in your mind but today I am going to share how we did it! Since we got Bayley everyone has wanted to participate in her care in one form or another from grooming to feeding to walking. (You can read more about this in our post Tips for a New Puppy).We feel that it is very important to allow each child a job and to take responsibility in some way or another!
Lil’ Red likes being helpful and doing what the “big kids” can do. He asked if he could walk the dog and we said YES! He was going to go walk Bayley with Daddy’s help of course. We just so happened to have a slip leash from when our old dog, Jazz, got out of the yard and was picked up by animal control.
First we put on a dog harness which seems to calm Bayley down a bit. She has her everyday collar but she tends to pull too much and practically choke herself on walks if we just use a leash with a collar. Using a hraness allows for more control without hurting her. Next Daddy attached his 6 ft. leather leash to the harness. Then the yellow slip leash was added which Lil’ Red was going to use.
Boy, did Lil’ Red think he was big stuff “walking the dog”! Daddy was in control the entire time but Lil’ Red didn’t know it. If you notice the taunt leather leash but the loose yellow leash..
I absolutely loved taking pictures of both Daddy and Lil’ Red walking the dog. It was so cute to see the determination on Lil’ Red’s face as well as the sense of satisfaction he had! Bayley enjoyed her walk and so did her dog walkers. Exercise is important for puppies and dog’s as well as their humans!
This post was sponsored by Sunshine Sweet Corn as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.
We are super big into having our own garden this year but one thing we don’t have room for is sweet corn. Since my children love sweet corn we usually buy it during the Summer from local farmers but I just discovered that Sunshine Sweet Corn is already in stores now. It’s grown in Florida, non-GMO, and is available at Kroger and Meijer! You don’t have to wait until summer to enjoy sweet corn!
Since it’s Big Red’s birthday month I decided to try a new recipe that uses two of his favorite ingredients sweet corn and strawberries! This will make a great addition for a special birthday dessert. We like to allow our children to help with meal prep when they can and today was no exception!
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