99. Sullivan Park, New Westminster

I have been "saving" this hidden playground, in walking distance from our apartment, and I finally got to use it today.  I had worked in the morning and had the afternoon off - but by the time I got home, I did not want to tackle Christmas Eve traffic and there were only a couple of hours of daylight left.  I have always called this park "Secret Park", Mya and Addy call it "Oliver Park" because it's at the foot of Oliver Street, but it's real name is Sullivan Park.  I don't think I can bring myself to call it by its real name though!  In fact, I have known the real name of this park for a while because its geocache is called "Sullivan Park" - but I had forgotten all about that.  Charlotte had found this cache when she was about six-weeks-old; I remember that day well because I had showered, put on clean clothes and had Charlotte recently-fed and freshly diapered all at the same time! 

Everyone had a great time here today - Theo played with another Golden Retriever named Senator for a while and after Senator left, a Goldie named Casey showed up too!  Charlotte played in the sand more than anything else and I just enjoyed the sunshine - it was warm like spring today.  We left as the sun was starting to slide down towards the horizon, stopping to pick up one last thing that we needed for Christmas as we went.  The playground is located at N 49.12.736 W 122.12.877 and is point no. 99 on the map at the bottom of home page.

59. Moody Park, New Westminster

Moody Park is just a few blocks away from home and we drive past it almost every day - and yet this is our first visit here this year! I'd been holding it in reserve, then holding it for a day when our neighbours were able to join us, and finally, today was the day. We packed up a picnic and we headed to the playground with Pam and Mark and Mya and Addy. We loaded the wagon with picnic supplies and good things to eat and hauled it over to a picnic table where we got ourselves set up. The girls had a great time playing together and I had a nice time hanging out with grown-ups for a change while Charlotte played without me. There is a spray park next to the playground where Charlotte got herself a little wet - but it was a nice warm evening, so that didn't matter! There are three geocaches in the park, all of which we have already found. But Mya and Addy haven't found them yet - we'll introduce them to geocaching once of these days! The playground is point no. 59 on the map at the bottom of home page.