Private Park

Yesterday afternoon I put a huge pot of chili in the slow cooker and made a loaf of cornbread while the kids napped. Then when the kids woke up from their naps I had them put their snowsuits on and we went for a hike in the woods at a local park. The boys walked and I pulled Shane in a sled.


It was so peaceful. We were the only people in the park and the nature trail was fairly easy walking. The boys found sticks and were writing their names in the snow. Then Wyatt ran over to a tree and said "This stick is perfect for smacking a snow covered tree" and I realized that he was repeating a line from the book "A Snowy Day" by Jack Ezra Keats! Too funny!


We walked the whole trail and then found a hill that was perfect for sledding. There was a swing set at the top of the hill so Shane played on the swings while the boys went up and down the hill on their sled. They had so much fun and were completely exhausted by the time we got home.


The boys filled up on chili and cornbread and were practically asleep before their heads hit the pillow! I don't know if they will remember these kind of days when they grow up, but I sure will!

Edited to add:
If you notice from the bowling picture from yesterday, Shane's nose and lip finally healed up from his fall last week. Then today as soon as we got home from the park Shane fell in the driveway and did the exact SAME thing again! I seriously can not believe it!