Walnut Woods

We got another day today with Daddy ALL DAY.... so we decided to go for a little hike. After much research (yes, that's Danny for you!), Danny decided to take us to a state park called Walnut Woods. It was a 30 minute drive from here, but it was a lot of fun. We didn't want anything too strenuous because Danny would be carrying Hannah in the backpack and Grace would be walking. We weren't sure how she was going to do.

We packed up the backpack with snacks and drinks and loaded into the van (it is still weird to say that!). There were NO CLOUDS in the sky... it was beautiful. After a perfect ride there including Hannah taking a small morning nap in the van as planned and prayed for, we arrived at the park and started on the trail. We saw the Raccoon River, lots of birds -- including a woodpecker, squirrels, and many deer tracks. Grace liked to collect rocks, feathers, mud, and of course, walnuts.

She did a great job on the hike....especially since we weren't in a hurry and she could just climb and explore. We all got a little muddy - except for Hannah -- but it was worth it. That's what washers are for, right?

Hannah's favorite part was snack time... she loved to walk around and eat and eat and eat.

It was a lot of fun.... we'll be doing that again!