Let the blogging begin!

Sooo I'm really doing this, I'm blogging. I'd say wish me luck but I think I really should be wishing you luck as I am NOT so good with words.

I guess I should probably tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Erin and I am currently a stay at home mom in Hillsboro, Oregon.  I have an amazing husband and together we have a 5 year old son and a 3 year old daughter. I have always dreamed of being a mom and I love, LOVE that I get to see my kids grow up. It's such a blessing and I am trying not to take any of this amazing time for granted. 

That being said, I have discovered that I don't have as much patience as I would like with my kids. We don't have a backyard at our place so when I am starting to lose my mind I can't just send the kids out back while I sit, turn on a TV show that does NOT include Spongebob or Ruby and her little brother Max, and play Angry Birds. I have also discovered that if we all get out of the house, get some fresh air and natural light we usually have a much better day. :) 

We lived in Salem until our son was 1 1/2 and we loved to get out to play at parks in town. Then we moved to Albany about the time our daughter was born. There isn't much to do in Albany so we spent a lot of time at a nearby park. Since we had a park so close that was new and fun we didn't really try out other parks. We then moved up to Hillsboro this past November. Since we moved during the cold, rainy season we have pretty much been hanging out inside. Needless to say I am ready to get out of the house and get some of my sanity back. 

My kids love parks so I thought that since we are in a new town we should make a point to visit a bunch so we can see what we like and have a few different places to go to. That's how this blog got started. I made a list I got online of some of the parks in my area and wrote them all down. Because I like to doodle, I had drawn a star rating next to the name of the parks we had visited. My husband suggested that I blog about it, so here I am. We are going to try a new park every semi-sunny day we get the chance. I will probably talk about a few in the other towns I have lived in as well, just for fun. So come join us on our journey and Let's go to the park! ;)