As you can imagine,
it all begain with the thought...
"It's not that far, right?"
Sigh.
It IS that far.
But, we survived,
and we had a great time too!
It all began as a result of my seeing how increasigly tiny our house was getting. Samuel was working on a take home final and studying for yet another. And after a particularly grueling week it all culminated with a super stressful on-line timed test in which the clock was ticking and you apparently needed TOTAL SILENCE!
Normally, Samuel is super easy-going and can function at top capacity even with three to four kids hanging from his earlobes, but the pressure was on to secure A's in both of these classes and I could see he needed some much needed
"quiet time".
I know that term well, because I need it often too!
Anyhow, I got the idea in my head to take the kids to the library and park.
Not particulary adventuresome,
but what if we walked the 3+ miles instead?
The kids were thrilled,
so we loaded up the double stroller,
said good luck to dad
(who thought I was nuts and said "good luck" to me too!),
and we hit the road...
literally!
No hike is complete without a walking stick!
Or a romp in the meadow...
And even though there were signs of weariness, big sisters stepped in to lend a hand...
...and give words of encouragment!
After spying a huge turtle in the creek,
peering into the Oak Forest,
and catching sight of several baseball games,
we crashed under the trees!
We made it!
Time for lunch!
And how enjoyable is it to eat cheese and crackers atop the cool green grass and under the shady canopy of trees?
Bliss!
We hit the park and played in the sand...
...the water...
...and anywhere we could find some shade!
And after a romp on the swings...
...we hit the library to read abit before calling dad to...
PICK US UP!
Happy Trails...
