Leaving Hocking Hills and returning to work/Chickadees on Tuesday was hard for all of us. Saturday was our typical shopping and errand running day, and Sunday the plan was to tidy the house and work on a few more "to-do's". However, plans are made to be changed.
I went to church Saturday night, and Brian went to 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. When Brian returned home, he couldn't believe what a beautiful day it was. He suggested we head to the park! We quickley packed some snacks, and put on our hiking shoes, and headed to Sharon Woods Park.
Sharon Woods is a beautiful park, and parts of it reminded us of Hocking Hills.
We hiked down the gorge trail, and took in all the beauty surrounding us.
After about a 3/4 mile hike, we stopped and had some snacks.This is when the boys sang their two versions of the ABC's that I posted earlier in the week. They munched on their raisins and animal crackers, and entertained us.
Their real focus was the playground....and as soon as the snacks were all gone, they were off to check it out. They enjoyed many trips down the slide, crawling through the tunnel, and just climbing on all the different parts of the playground.
I didn't get a picture of it, but the pole behind Jackson in the slide picture is half of the "telephone" game. The boys were amazed how you could hear the other person talk into it!
After the playground, we went over to see the small waterfall by the stream. Brian and I had some of our wedding pictures taken at this same waterfall! It was fun to see the boys exploring the rocks, and a challenge to keep them out of the water!
We decided to take another route back to the van, so we took the Parcourse trail. The Parcourse trail has various stations set up for different exercises. The boys really loved the rings station (like the Olympic rings), but I was too busy helping them stay on them to take pictures. However, here was one of MY favorite stations....the push-up station. The boys were trying to do the push-ups like Daddy, but then decided it was just more fun to crawl over the bars!
Either way...a priceless picture of all 3 of my guys!
As we were nearing the van, the boys spotted the elephants, and they had to check them out.
First, we stood apprehensively by the large elephant....
Then, Lincoln wanted to go see the smaller elephant, and didn't even hesitate when I suggested he climb on top so I could take his picture!
Not wanting to be outdone by his older brother, Jackson then decided he wanted to sit on the elephant and get HIS picture taken too. Look at that smile!
So many memories of a beautiful fall day! Much better than cleaning the house!
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