So-called "experts" (who probably never had children) encourage young parents to help their offspring experience new things. They use phrases like: "mental and social development", "synapses connecting", and "IQ building". We parents can't resist these phrases and actually can't get them out of the back of our minds (the section where parental guilt is kept). Bry and I really do try to share activities that we loved as kids and still love now with our own brood. Not only is this usually a pain in the booty, but it can be downright dangerous.
If you have ever attempted to take a young child to a restaurant, camping, fishing, to the library, to sporting events, to concerts, to church, or anywhere that has any rules like: no yelling, running, peeing in your pants, ripping books, throwing food, taking off your clothes, or jumping in the frigid water, you know what I mean.
So, we decided it was high time we took the kids miniature golfing. There really isn't a more family friendly activity. What could go wrong, right?
We pretty much spent the entire afternoon screaming at our kids. "IVY! Stop throwing the ball in the pond/bushes/at your brother!" "HYRUM! Stop swinging your club! You're going to hit someone!" "IVY! Don't jump in the filthy pond!" You get the idea. It was so stressful and exhausting Bry and I were so relieved to get in the car and go home. We ended going through several golf balls and even broke a club. It was one of those events that was stressful at the time, but absolutely hilarious to remember. We took some cute pictures too, so I guess it wasn't all that bad.
We had to visit our favorite place- the zoo of course!
I'm afraid we spent lots of time hanging at home because not only is nap time important for Ivy, it's also a necessity for the pregnant mommy. 
We had such beautiful weather we had to make it to Maymont Park for a nice walk.
