I’ve decided that the boys and I are going to do more exploration of our area. We are in the process of switching Conan to only one nap and being out and about is the perfect way to avoid everyone requesting that he take a morning nap. Last week we found a “hike” that was supposed to be friendly for toddlers and children on this blog and decided to give it a try. While I wouldn’t really classify walking around a small lake on a paved path a hike, the three of us had a lot of fun.
While we were hiking three freight trains went by on the nearby tracks (Lincoln is in the middle of a train relapse)!
I, oftentimes, feel bad that there are so many more pictures of Lincoln then there are of Conan when we go on these little outings, but I am constantly having to chase him and that is just not easy to photograph.
The lake was covered in lily pads. I told Lincoln to keep his eyes peeled for frogs, but we never spotted one, although we did see a turtle or two.
Because we’re having this train relapse, Lincoln was absolutely convinced that this gazebo was a water tower. Getting to the water tower was one thing that kept him walking for the whole mile or so we went.
When we were on our way out, we had to cross under the train/metro tracks. We could hear a train in the distance as we approached so we stopped to watch it go by. Lincoln was so excited and I am kicking myself for not making his reaction my first ever Instagram video.
We examined a (possibly wounded) butterfly on our way back to the car.
When we got back to the car we were so hot and sweaty. We had water with us, but it just wasn’t cutting it, so we had to stop for a Slurpee before heading home. It was the perfect summertime drink and cooled us right down.
When we were on our way home Jonathan called and asked if we’d like to come into the city to have lunch with him, so we changed course and headed downtown. Jonathan decided to pick up lunch so we could park the car before meeting him in Lafayette Park. While we were waiting we spotted several policemen on horses and decided to go have a look. A nice policewoman approached us and asked if we would like the pet one of the horses, so we jumped at the chance. Conan is still learning his animal sounds and kept saying “Baa!!” to the horse. We’re working on it.
