Secret Garden

Everytime we go to the zoo we drive past a mysterious park. It is surrounded by privacy bushes so you only get a glimpse of the fun it hides as we drive by. Today we finally stopped to check it out. What a surprisingly large patch of green goodliness it turned out to be. There is a large grass area and play structures for both big and little kids. It was not overly impressive but was more park than expected for a city street corner.

Scratch Patch

The girls and I visited a place called the Scratch Patch today with friends. It has two rooms where the floor is covered in polished stones. The girls got cards with all the stones pictured and details about them (that part was a little beyond them). They were also given cloth flowers to collect stones in. You can buy a bag and take stones home if you want. We have enough choking hazards around here as it is so we left them all there. It was a fun out-of -the-ordinary excursion.

Hiking the Arboretum

We took a stroll at the arboretum. There are lots of bridges to cross and benches to rest small legs. It sprinkled on us a bit and started raining in earnest just as the cars came into view. It's a great space for a fall hike.

Snack and water in hand, she's ready!

Catching up with Hadley on the trail.

"Look mom a floating log!"

Taking a rest.

Getting a better view.

The world is her jungle gym.

Hat season!!!!

Puddle Jumping

It was pouring down rain this morning and during a downpour is the only time we have puddles near our house to splash in. Even then the best ones are the street gutters. Kate and Willow had a blast hunting for puddles and investigating what was in them.
We found one....now what?

Follow the leader

Investigating.

Can you tell we did this after gymnastics? They are doing straddles over the puddle.