On Saturday we went to a preserve the kids and I have been to every year with our friends for a few years now. Normally we go and play in this one area where the creek is a good place to splash and swim in. We and our friends pack a lunch and spend a few hours there, usually in late May or early June when school is finally done for the year. We've talked about still doing this once we can all meet up, which I really hope we can make happen!!!
Anyway, we decided to take Evan to Sewards Bluff because he's never been with us before. We told the kiddos we weren't going to swim or play in the creek, but to go for a hike. The kids all brought along these cute nature bingo cards my father-in-law sent for them.
It was so green! And the weather was perfect!! There were too many people near the part of the creek where we usually go, so we kept driving until we found another less occupied area.
Look at these flowers!:
I have no what they are, but they were lovely!
One of their favorite finds was a tee-pee someone had constructed from fallen branches. Not only was it well built, they all declared they could count it as a tent and marked it off on their bingo cards.
It had rained during the week and there was more rain in the forecast for Sunday, which always leads to the best moss on the trees!
The kids were very excited to see all of these horse tracks.
We made it to the creek, that was very quickly flowing.
It was so, so lovely there.
Someone is always on Thomas duty to avoid him doing reckless, like trying to go into the creek.
In case you were wondering, Elisabeth is always on frog lookout. She had found one and was trying to show the girls, but Julia noticed something else that made her gasp...
horses!
She was so excited! She wanted us to knock those people off and claim their horses as our own. Now you know whether or not Julia would have been a horse thief in Wild West. Yes, yes she would have been.
Frog hunting.
That mound of dirt was the roots of a recently fallen tree.
More frog hunting.
Thomas had a million questions about the mushrooms that grow on the trees.
They looked like seashells.
I told the kids that this is where Peter Pan went through to get to Wendy's house and NO ONE KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT! So, obviously, it is time to reread Peter Pan with them.
Definitely one of our favorite hikes. We're hoping to go back soon to show Evan the area where we normally frolic and follow the trails around there.
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