Day Two of spring break,we went to the creek with the Joneses. It's about a 1/2-3/4 mile walk through the woods to get there, and it was a PERFECT, beautiful day for our walk and playtime.
There had been a little complaining from my little people about their seemingly continuous desire to eat, but once we saw water, no one asked about food for at least an hour!
It was a beautiful spot, and just so delightful to be out in the woods, yet only 15 minutes from home.
Nate (center) was doing some curls on his own with this log, then Joy and Andy decided to join in the work out.
Blythe and Joy found it vital to spend a lot of time "cleaning" my feet and legs with that chilly creek water. I love what water bugs they are. Both dumped buckets full of water on each other multiple times- they are tough cookies! It wasn't frigid, but a whole bucket dumped on your whole body would be a pretty good shocker!
Abby Jane chose to check out after about 5 minutes and supervise from the side, but she still had a fun time watching everyone, enjoying our beautiful surroundings, and seeing lots of Monarch butterflies!
We were even graced with a couple of low-flying planes during lunch, which were obviously fascinating.
My ladies started falling apart on the walk back to the cars, however, due to our timing pushing them pretty far past into their normal naptimes. Within a few minutes, the twins were taking turns crying, Andy had a pretty hard fall (the kind that an adult might have broken a rib on), and Abby Jane suddenly needed to go potty right there in the woods. I was a little short on patience at that point, and I said, "Let's play the happy game! Let's see who can stay happy for the longest?" Joy goes, "Not. Me."
Joy always has worn her heart on her sleeve. It was one of those afternoons that I was glad I was with such a precious friend while sharing some "real life" with another mom of young ones. There's little shame amongst other parents of similarly aged children.
Grateful for God's creation and the opportunity to spend a sweet morning enjoying it!
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