Nature Walk

It's spring!  And that means nature walks to the creek at Minor Park.

Saturday at the Creek

We let the girls pick out at least one fun thing that we do as a family each weekend.  When the weather is warm, they usually choose something outside.  And their favorite thing is taking a nature walk to a creek.  They prepared a backpack with all the necessary materials: binoculars, band aids, and extra socks.  It was the first weekend that it really felt like spring, so it was the perfect afternoon activity. I can't wait for more adventures this summer!

Olive did not want to step in the water at first because it was "too muddy."  But then she got brave and ventured all the way to the opposite bank by herself.

We were at Minor Park, which is the same place we went for our very first family nature hike.  That time Olive couldn't do much walking.  Oh how fast they grow!  Here was Hannah swinging on the vines four years ago:

And now:

nature teeter-totter

Nature Hike

My parents always took us on hikes in the woods and I loved it.  Over spring break we did our first family hike at Minor Park.  Steve runs there some, but I had never been there.  I'm always amazed at the places 10-15 minutes from our house that I don't even know about.  Anyway, Hannah loved it.  She got to throw rocks in the creek, carry around a stick, see a lizard, follow tracks in the mud, and swing on a vine.  Olive's favorite part was riding on Steve's shoulders.  It is a little strange to see the pictures where the trees look like winter, but we are wearing shorts. :)