Summer Fun @ Bellevue Park

Spring is almost here, but I am so excited for summer.   You can do a lot of activities during summer, go to the beach or lake, go camping, ride your bike, picnic with friends, hike, go to the park with family and friends or explore the magnificent beauty of Washington State.

Yesterday, while waiting for our appointment near Crossroad Mall in Bellevue, we went to the nearby park.   I have seen this park before during summer, but never got the chance to actually to there and let the kids play.   Yesterday, my daughter was so excited when she saw the park because it was huge and very nice.   She have not seen this kind of park yet, where there is giant Dolphins, a Dragon and other animals.   When she step into the playground she was surprised and said " the ground is squishy!" She run around, climb the slide and explore.

This playground is a Water Spray Play Area that is open all year round.   They open the water spray starting Memorial Day until end of September from 8am to 8pm.   Water comes out from the Dolphins, frogs, clams and other animals.   Beside the water play area, are shed with picnic tables, benches, a slide and green grass where you could just sit and enjoy the surrounding!

To better understand, what I am talking about here are the pictures I took:

There are a lot of walking path around the park and I saw a lot of people walking around that day.   This is a pet friendly park as well.

This is a fun place to bring the kids during summer, you can do variety of activities all day long.   The place is beautiful, fun and most of all it is free.


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Picnic at the Park II

The kids could bring their bike, or play badminton or volleyball. There are tons of activities you can do as a family or with friends at the park.

If the wind is good, flying a kite will be fun too! The kids will have fun and definitely the adults too.



If you live somewhere near Bellevue, you might want to check out Newcastle Beach Park. It is along highway 405, exit 9. So far this is the best park near this area. I love the open field and the board walk. Playground for kids, both for toddlers and big kids.



This is one of the most inexpensive way to spend quality time with friends and family. We only have three months of summer, so we spend every single day outside when the sun is out.

Have a fun summer everyone!

Gabz is looking for a new challenge !

The other day, me and Gabz went to the mall to do some window shopping. After a while she asked me if she could play in Kids Cove (a play area inside Bellevue Square). So off we went to the play area, while she played I tried to do some reading and relax. After five minutes, I spotted her under a small tunnel sitting by herself. I asked her what is she doing and she said that she is bored !!! Oh my Gosh " She is bored !" It is very unlikely of Gabz to be bored in the play area. So I asked her if she wanted to go home, automatically she said yes.

On the next day, me and my friend Cecil brought the kids to the playground near our place. It was just a small play ground intended for smaller kids. Of course at first they were excited, Gabz love the swing a lot, so the moment they step on the playground they went through the swing. Ten minutes in the swing, we asked them to play in the slide so other kids could used it. She went to the slide, walked around it but not interested ! She walked around it many times, maybe looking for a new challenge but could not find one.

Opposite of that small playground is another area for bigger kids. She went in there, so I have to follow. There was a few big climbing stones in there. She tried to climb those up to the top, she did it with the rest of all the stones too. She want to reach the big monkey bars as well but could not reach it, unfortunately I could not carry her. I keep telling her that those are for big kids only, but really really wanted to try it.

This behavior of Gabz makes me realized that, my little girl is not so little anymore. She is bored with things that she used to love. She is now ready to try new and challenging things. Sometimes it is difficult for us parents to let them try, but for me they would never learn unless we let them do it. Right now I am trying to find a place where I could enroll her to a swimming lesson, maybe that would make her occupied and enjoy the summer too !