Fall Nature Walk

Yesterday David's kindergarten class was supposed to walk to Sendell Gardens and have a picnic there. Because it rained, the field trip was postponed. I must have misunderstood because I thought it wasn't happening this week at all. Turns out the class went today.

Unfortunately, I had made plans that I couldn't cancel. The one time I've done that. I managed not to cry but only because Andrew was there. Yeah, wuss much?

Anyway, the weather was pretty nice today so we decided to go back there this afternoon. Here's our before picture - the kids in front of Kathi and Cody's fence.

David took this picture of me and Libs while we were walking.

We took a slightly different route to the Gardens then David would have taken. But as we walked, David started to recognize landmarks and was really excited to be showing me how to get there. It was really cool to listen to him because he obviously had noticed landmarks on the way and was remembering them as we walked.

For instance, he said that there would be a house with the address on it. An address is like a phone number only it's your house number and we put it on the house. Sendell Gardens is right after the house with the address on it mummy.

I love it.

Then he was very particular about which way we should go once we were in the park. He really wanted to retrace his steps from this morning and show us everything he'd seen when he was there with his class.

There's a lot of pictures of Elisabeth here. Not because she's cuter than David, just she sits still more often. Which makes it easier to get pictures!!



We brought a plastic bag with us and picked up leaves and pinecones and other signs of fall we found along the way.



When we got to the pond where the ducks, geese and swans were David gave us a lecture on the proper method of feeding the ducks. He also warned us not to put our fingers through the fence. It's good to know he pays attention when I'm not around :)

This is Mr. Sendell who the park is named after. David told me all about him this morning and also told me that this statue is 'on top of the man the park is named after." I asked him if that meant he was buried in the park. He's pretty sure he is, though the memorial plaque didn't indicate that he is!!

We also got lectures about staying off the ornamental rocks in the garden, on keeping to the path, and on not picking from the garden.

But we did pick up some acorns.

What a cute little face!


It wouldn't have been a good walk without some climbing and jumping.

Or hugging.


And a little posing :)


And this look below? It's the look of pure adoration when a little girl looks at her daddy. Awww...