Fruit Roll-ups were on the menu that day. Treyson thought they made a great frog tongue.
Abree wanted in on that action too.
The kids LOVE having grandpa come!
Plan A- A hike (not stroller friendly).
Plan B- A nature hunt on the Boise River Greenbelt (stroller friendly).
After lunch, we gathered the kids and I explained our activity. I gave them a list of items to find along the way; bottle cap, soda can, moss, wild flower, bug, heart-shaped rock, 3 leaf clover, pine needle, gum wrapper, etc. Any trash/garbage picked up was "bonus points" (we weren't really tracking points, but wanted to help make the Greenbelt more beautiful). Then I partnered up the kids (readers with non-readers) and handed them a bag for their treasures/trash.
And they we're off!
Lizzy took having Treyson as a partner very seriously. She wouldn't let him out of her sight and they worked side-by-side beautifully. So cute!
Her bag was for their "treasures" and his was for the "trash".
Half way through, we took a little break in the shade.
Daisylyn liked to pick the bark off the tree.
Finally, we made it back to the park. We didn't find EVERYTHING on our list, but did find some interesting things; flashing light thingy, jar of fishing bait, plastic caps, all sorts of cans, heart-shaped rocks, and more. The kids picked out their favorite thing to show me, while everything else was thrown away. :)
It was a fun way to take a walk and enjoy nature.
PS-I feel compelled to say that on Wednesday, we went to a movie with cousins too ("Soul Surfer")and then met Karen, Audrey, Katelyn and Sydney at the park for lunch. Didn't have the camera with me that day. :)
