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Girl's Day Out


Ryan is coaching golf alllll day long, so I decided that Leah, Lucy, and I were going to have some quality girl's time. We packed up our backpack with water, snacks, and rain gear and headed out for a local county park.

The weather forecast said 10% chance of rain. It of course began raining just as we pulled into the parking lot. But it wasn't raining very hard, and fortunately, Leah has and adventurous spirit. So we set off down the trail anyway, because who doesn't like an occasional adventure in the rain? And because if I had turned around at that point the dog would have certainly become mutinous. Lucy was very excited about a hike at the park.

Leah was screaming, "I love hiking!" in this picture...

We stopped at a little shelter for a while to snack,
have a water break, and play around.
Leah found a dragon nest near by, so we left some acorns.
That's what baby dragons eat.
Who knew?



"Hey - can I go in that backpack? I'm getting tired!"

By the end of our hike, we were pretty wet. Most of the trail was actually quite dry under the tree canopy, but the end of the trail is a wide road without the benefit of a think blanket of forest overhead to keep you dry. But Leah never complained once. Actually, she was giggly the whole time.

On the way home we went through the drive-thru window at Starbucks. I got a vanilla tea, and Leah got a kids hot chocolate. (Starbucks is not my usual cafe of choice...Ryan and I tend to like the hole-in-a-wall places, but I have to admit, their kids hot chocolate is pretty adorable.) At home we got into jammies, made a fire, and snuggled and read books. A perfect morning. Leah is napping now and I just might join her...laundry and grading papers can wait.


Looks like all kinds of places around America are getting rain today... hope you enjoy your rainy day!

Comments

so much fun! when we buy a house I'll make sure we have a dragon nest nearby.... :)
Anonymous said…
What a fun filled day for finding dragons!
i love that i learned what dragons eat---no wonder they don't like the pumpkin bread we have been leaving---who knew!!!

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