The pictures on the right above are of the smaller play structure adjacent to the larger one. The small structure is good for youngsters who have just started moving. If they can crawl or get up stairs, then they can have fun. If nothing else, parents can help the tykes on the small structure and let them go down the slide. Isaac really enjoyed this area when he was 1 because he do almost all of it on his own and it has a steering wheel on it, which he always likes.

Another nice feature of this park is the picnic pavilion. This is located very near the play area so you could have a large outing here and still be close enough to supervise young children. The picture on the left below shows the pavilion, the picture in the middle shows Isaac trying, unsuccessfully to climb up the harder side of the play structure, and the picture on the right is Isaac making his way to the twisty slide.

The park also has swings (I think two baby and two regular) and is adjacent to several soccer fields.

The park is easy to get either by car or by bike. It is located off of Atkinson just south of Washington as shown below. In the third map image below, you can see the large red roof is the pavilion and the two yellow roofs are the two play structure. The paved strip there is a bike path that head off towards the College of Lake County and just past the bike path is Mill Creek.

I like this park. It is a little far for us to go to on a quick trip, but if we have some time this is a nice park because of the wide range of activities and the large field nearby is a good place to run around. (Just watch out for the goose poop.)

You will probably not stumble on to Antler Park unless you are really off the beaten bath. It is in a subdivision off of Rt. 120 or off of Hainesville Road. You can access it from the city bike paths along Washington Road, but there is not good way to get out along Rt. 120 or Hainesville.

So, if you are up for a little bit of a ride and would like a nice simple park, this is a fine place to visit. You can bring your young kids and older toddlers here and both will be amused. I would think much over five and you would want to find a slightly more challenging and exciting park.

The summer began which meant we were starting our time with our pool passes. Isaac loves the water and he runs around in it and even when he falls in over his head you just pick him up real fast and then he is ready to go again after spitting the water out.

We also recently discovered the Grayslake Park District Splash Park, and Isaac loves this place too. It is just an adventure land with water toys he can run around in. He has been “bumping into” girls there also and saying, “Hi.” He is a gonna be a heart breaker I fear. (I love the one on the left!)

Much like the pool and the park. Isaac loves bath and is still quite exciting to get to splash around. I think really it is just that he likes violence and destruction much like Stitch from Lilo & Stitch.

Isaac got to meet the neighbors and play with them a few times and he is still happy playing on the porch with his house and in side with his horse. The horse works with the TV like a very simplistic learning video game, but he didn’t like that much the first time we tried. We will have to try again soon.

We have also found that Isaac thoroughly enjoys the park and playground equipment. He loves pulling on chains and making things swing and he loves climbing up things. That could be stairs, couches, slides, anything really. He isn’t as crazy about going down slides or things like that, but in time that will come. It is a good thing for now in that he is not hurting himself.

Lastly, Isaac loves food. People often ask me what he likes to eat, and he likes to eat pretty much anything. I think I have yet to find anything he doesn’t ear. There are of course some items he like more than others. He loves chicken nuggets, pancakes, blueberries, and macaroni and cheese to name a few.

However I fear that we are teaching him some bad habits, such as watching TV from the dinner table.