River Trip

We took our kids to 'The River' with Todd's Mom, Dad, Granny and niece for a couple of days. It is a great family retreat. We all enjoy relaxing there.

We went for a couple of nature walks along the river and found a baby turtle, several salamanders and a crawdad, which Gabriel thought was an octopus because of its many legs. We also saw wild turkeys, geese, humming birds, a pigeon, and cows from the house. The kids were very excited about all of the critters.

Andrew found a ball cap at the house and put it on, but he couldn't see because it was so big. Then he crawled as fast as he could blind, giggling the whole way, until he was redirectioned, then he would start all over again. He thought this was the best game, until he bumped into a chair. We got it on video and it is pretty funny.

On the way home we stopped at Granny's house and swam in her pool and had lunch. This is only the 2nd time the kids have swam in the big pool this summer, but they had a blast. Gabriel was comfortable enough this time for me to let go of him and float or swim (with a life vest) all by himself. He's a water dog for sure.