Menominee Park-Oshkosh's best kept secret

Last summer I spent a lot of time at Menominee Park with Alex (and Laura in the carrier) since we had minimal yard space at the rental and nothing to do inside, so I often looked for other places to go. Surprisingly this past weekend was the first time I had made it back since last summer. Saturday we packed a picnic and headed up there for lunch, afterwards the kids went for a ride on the merry-go-round . Alex would return for one more ride before we left, but honestly I think he spent more time trying to figure out how exactly it worked . They also have a small train that makes a loop around a pond, so we all went for a ride on that .

Afterwards we headed over to their amazing playset which is called "Little Oshkosh", it is very unique in that it is HUGE-and also many of the structures mirror Oskhosh landmarks, and company's such as EAA (wooden airplane), Oshkosh truck (military vehicles), even a landmark church in town on Oregon Street. There are activities for children of all ages, and it truly is not something you see everyday (sorry no photo of it's entirety, since it is so large we both had to keep an eye on "our" kid to make sure nobody got lost).

We stopped and grabbed a snack, and then quickly walked through the zoo, which is a zoo on a small scale but perfect for young children-the kids were getting tired, and it was warmer than we anticipated.

For smaller children, this is a wonderful place to go for a few hours in the day-there are so many things for them to see and do, and the best part is that aside from the rides-it's FREE! So many people I've ran into have never even heard of this park, so that's why I've deemed it "a best kept secret".

Is there a Dr. in the house?

Alright, so I'm not really looking for a dr. but I couldn't resist this photo op. Last weekend Alex got a new movie, so naturally Laura needed something as well. We came across this dr. set which included a pager, stethescope, thermometer, and medicine dispenser/shot and since it came complete with a little bag (similar to a purse)-which Laura apparently has some kind of fettish with, we thought it was perfect.

They both enjoyed it, and as you can see-they decided to not let Mag out on the fun. Surprisingly she played right along.

I suppose I need some sort of disclaimer: the children and Mag were supervised the entire time, and no-I don't normally allow my children to use Mag at their dispense. It was funny while it lasted though.