erm we haven't taken william out to those places for a long time because the weather has been too awful recenty, but now the weather is getting better william will probably go swimming once a week with his godfather and i'll probably take him to the park every thursday like i used to. i take him to the young mums, where he can play with other children every monday and sometimes they offer outings, like to the farm, etc

I wish we had some indoor play areas around here! Last summer we didn't get to take Kaylee any of those kind of places because we were so busy working on the cabin. Other than when we went on vacation in August, she was in the swimming pool then quite a bit with me. We have a little playground right at the end of our road so this summer we plan on taking her there quite a bit!

i take val outside all the time to play but ive never taken her out to a place like that.....but thats because she cant walk yet, shes only 8 monthes but once she starts walking im gonna take her out at LEAST once a week

We go to normal places like Target, the grocery store, to her grandparents' house, etc. But to her, everything is an adventure! It's fun to get out and see things. Sometimes we go to the park or the boardwalk (where the water is), or we'll take her to the lake. She has fair skin like me though so I try not to keep her in the sun very long.

Oh yeah, & we go to different stores quite a bit too but Kaylee's starting to turn into a monster in stores so I try to make our shopping trips pretty quick now.

really? Do you put her in the little seat in the front of the basket or does she run around? Sometimes Alyvia freaks out when we try to put her in the basket because she wants to explore, but thankfully that's not often!

I also like taking her to the library, but I've let her loose in there one time too many and now she wants down every time we go!

I'm lucky i live in London and we have alot of things for kids. We go to farms, museums, play groups, indoor adventure play areas, swimming, musical groups, parks, cinema etc

there is more but I can't think right now

william goes to his nannys a few days a week aswell. sometimes we go meet my sister from work at the creche and he plays there for about five/ten minutes before she finishes. we go shopping and he sits in the trolley and helps pick out what he wants. when we go to the galleria (a shopping centre where i work) i drop the buggy off at my work, then he can walk around the shops with mummy

we rarely go anywhere, especially since the weather is gross right now. once the snow is gone and after esme is born, i plan on regularly taking them to the playground about a mile away. eventually i'm going to start taking finn to storytime at the library, but i know he wouldn't sit nice for that right now.

also, we have 2 vehicles but the other is a truck and i'm not putting finn in that. it gets terrible gas mileage and nick works 45 minutes away so he mainly takes the car, but he'll leave it for me if i ask him to.

i know when the kids are older i'll want to get them out and about a lot more, but right now there aren't a lot of places to go with a toddler (that don't cost money).

i wish there was more in my area

do you guys have farms? They are great fun and free!

which farms are you referring to? i'd like to check it out since the last time william went to a farm he loved it

We have alot of local city farms

Is letchworth near you?

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yeah if only more places for kids were free. At least the park and library are.

i use to go swimming everyweek till i had Reese, i want to continue and take him with me, but my skin is soo awful i dont want to go because i feel as if everyone is going to think i got flesh eatting or something.. damn extremly bad excema :'( and damn being allergic to MOST soaps!.. soon as it gets warmer we will prolly take reese to the school after school hours to play on the big toys

near-ish.

there are 2 farms there


John Nichol - Bees and Honey 01462 671025

Standalone Farm 01462 686775

i know theres one nearer than letchworth as it only took 20 mins drive away, but i cant remember the name of it. silly me. thanks, i will look into those farms now

I can't even imagine taking Kaylee to the library , but I would love to go sometime to get myself a few books.

She'll sit in the cart but after about 10 minutes she'll start reaching for everything on the shelves, then eventually she'll try turning herself around & just want out. She'll have a fit if I don't either carry her or let her walk, but if I let her walk, she's ALL over the place. Then of course there are people giving me dirty looks because my daughter is going up & down every single isle! I have her harness but she pulls me all over the store so much when she's wearing that she has me sweating like I've just ran a marathon