It’s only been warm enough to go outside for two, maybe three weekends so far, but I’m already wondering how we got through a whole winter cooped up inside. Mads is at the age where he can be endless entertained by just plopping him down on a lawn.

On Friday, I took him to Endicott Park in Danvers, which has a nice playground area for 2-5 year olds. Mads couldn’t have been less interested in the playground itself though. Instead, he had a blast just running around, collecting sticks and dirt. He does seem to be very sociable, chasing after kids or yelling their names when he hears their parents or friends do it.

Today, Leanne was in Boston yet again for a hair cut, and even though it was a somewhat chilly 45 and very windy, we decided to brave the outdoors. We went to a wonderful park called Moseley Woods, just a few minutes from our house, that I only just noticed last week. It is more of a “woods” than a park, which is the perfect place for Mads as there’s a million leaves and sticks to collect and organize. It’s also right along the Merrimac River which makes for a scenic view for dad.

I thought Mads would want to explore the actual playground, but instead he seemed more inclined to just walk around, so we did our first trail! I actually logged the whole thing and posted it at RunKeeper. Maddox isn’t going to set any speed records at a pace of 93 minutes per mile, but he had a nice time exploring the woods, saying hi to the occasional puppy that passed.

Personally, I seem to have finally gotten an appreciation for nice hikes in the woods, something I absolutely loathed growing up. I’m sure Maddox will eventually rebel against them in the same way – it’s only fair to my mom and dad, right?