Another Visit to Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden

I wanted to be brave and take my kids on a date for our Saturday activity. Our friend, Whitney, (who is also one of our kids' ABA tutors) came along to help me out. I had originally planned to take them to dinner and a movie, but after reviewing my budget, we decided to go to Kit Carson State Park in Escondido. That is where one of my kids' favorite places in the entire world is: Queen Califia's Magical Circle.

This was our attempt to get a pic of everyone in the car. :)

Of course, we waked past the swings on the way to the mosaic garden, so we stopped there for a while. I was proud of how good Jason has become at swinging. They all loved to be on the swings and threw tantrums when we made them leave the beloved swing set. However, how mad can you stay once you see this sight?

I thoroughly enjoyed watching Jason discover this new place where he could sing to his reflection. It was also so nice to recapture the wonder in Caiti's face looking at the beautiful mosaic stars, etc, and seeing Garrett examining all the fun textures.

Caiti loved it at first, but she was still obsessing over the swings. Poor Whitney got to chase after her the majority of the time because she kept making a dash for the playground. However, Jason and Garrett had a great time exploring and felt quite at home. After all, Garrett even took his socks and shoes off.

...and of course I couldn't pass up the chance for a self portrait.

I think we may have had more fun doing this than dinner and a movie anyway. However, nothing will ever compare to our first visit:
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