so serene... this is one of many views the girls and i have had on our adventures this fall. this scene is from the lowry nature center which is part of carver park. we've been here a couple of times, but on this occasion we did some hiking and a crafty leaf print project.
the girls found some toads with pond scum, slugs, and some worms to feed the painted turtle. my opinion is cool, but don't expect me to hold anything slimy!
we had the guide all to ourselves, talk about a personal tour! after the leaf printing project, the girls and i had a picnic and took another short hike. as you can see the date on my camera is incorrect and i don't have pictures of the girls during their crafting because i ran out of battery power. urg. oh well, it was still a terrific day!another adventure led us to fort snelling state park. we did some serious hiking and found some awesome sights.
the girls in front of the fort
this tree was ginormous! drew thought we looked silly, but I had to get a picture to show the size of this thing! nature is so awesome! a few other fun things we saw included a pole that showed flooding of the mississippi over the years, animal tracks, and vine like branches that we actually swung on.
chaya looking just too cute to pass up a photo moment. this was the walking bridge to an "island" that only allowed hiking (no bikes).
this is actually a paper hive that we saw on another trip to the lowry nature center. they have a fun habitat playground and great paths for hiking or biking.
another destination was the gale woods farm. this is an actual working farm that visitors can participate in hands on activities and there are tons of trails for hiking. on this trip we "horsed" around on the farm for about four hours. we played, looked at animals, had a picnic, and did A LOT of hiking.
one of my favorite pictures. chaya was talking to this calf so sweetly, it was absolutely adorable!
we came across this tree that looked like it had a nose, so kenya used her walking stick to pick it's nose. we all got a good chuckle!
the girls on one of many paths with their new walking sticks
sweet looking fungi
the girls holding their numerous acorns that we picked up along the way
many trips were made to the minnetonka three rivers park for swimming, picnics, and playground fun. this trip included cousin mairin.
the girls in front of the fort
this tree was ginormous! drew thought we looked silly, but I had to get a picture to show the size of this thing! nature is so awesome! a few other fun things we saw included a pole that showed flooding of the mississippi over the years, animal tracks, and vine like branches that we actually swung on.
chaya looking just too cute to pass up a photo moment. this was the walking bridge to an "island" that only allowed hiking (no bikes).this is actually a paper hive that we saw on another trip to the lowry nature center. they have a fun habitat playground and great paths for hiking or biking.
another destination was the gale woods farm. this is an actual working farm that visitors can participate in hands on activities and there are tons of trails for hiking. on this trip we "horsed" around on the farm for about four hours. we played, looked at animals, had a picnic, and did A LOT of hiking.
one of my favorite pictures. chaya was talking to this calf so sweetly, it was absolutely adorable!
we came across this tree that looked like it had a nose, so kenya used her walking stick to pick it's nose. we all got a good chuckle!
the girls on one of many paths with their new walking sticks
sweet looking fungi
the girls holding their numerous acorns that we picked up along the way
many trips were made to the minnetonka three rivers park for swimming, picnics, and playground fun. this trip included cousin mairin.
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