April 19th, 37th Day of Quarantine

Today, the high is expected to be 57F.  If it's sunny with no wind, it might be pleasant enough to be outside!

We watched the 9am service, in which Pastor Jared started a new series.

Afterward, I had everyone get dressed and we went for a "hike" on some of the trails in Grand Ledge.  We went last summer and it was so pretty and fun, I was excited to go back.  Though, my children moaned having to get ready to go out.

But everyone had a super fun time!  There were lots of people in the park, it was actually kind of hard at times to stay away from other walkers.

We found a very clean animal bone!

Emily and a mossy rock.

Alice looking for the best place to cross the tribuatry.

Some one made an elaborate stick structure!

One area had at least 3 snakes when we walked by!  This guy posed for me. = )

We grabbed Taco Bell for dinner on our way home (thanks Kim Possible and Bueno Nacho.)  Then it was bath day, and early bedtime for the babies. The were "not tired" but fell asleep within 15 minutes of going to bed. = )  Emily and William were put down but didn't stay there.

At 8pm I had a meeting with the Busy Moms group, and one of them dropped off a gift by the front door. = )

I went to bed physically tired and emotionally refreshed.  It was a good day.

later days

Exploring Grand Ledge

Earlier this month, we headed up to Grand Ledge to visit a park I'd heard good things about.  Like everywhere else we seem to visit in Michigan, it is also right off of the Grand River.

We observed a family of frogs:

We stuck to the easy trails and paths, with the exception of the kids crossing the 'gorge' on a fallen tree.  It was a steep climb, for us laymen, but fun.

In the forest, it was very temperate, but we still quickly drank the water we'd brought from the car after our hike.

It was a fun park to explore, and it turns out we didn't even make it to the namesake of the town!  So, next time we will make sure we track over to the ledges.

later days