Today we had our first real outing in Chicago as a family. We went out to Ravenswood Manor Park to meet with a neighborhood playgroup. Ewan, being a six-month old and totally not ready for a playgroup, slept through most of the meeting while we met and chatted with other moms. But when it was all over and most of the kiddos we met had left, he woke up.

After all that work getting him over to the park, we couldn’t bear to just turn around and leave, so we treated Ewan to a little picnic lunch (delicious delicious butternut squash with bananas for dessert) and gave him a chance to try out the swing afterwards.

Turns out, he likes it! He really really likes it!

Now, we just have to see how much swinging we can get in before the wintry weather sets in. Hang in there fall, my little guy wants to swing!