Picnic at the Park

The girls did an informal Book-It program for the month of September. Their reward for reading everyday was a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. And yesterday they got to collect. We decided because it was such a beautiful day that we would take our pizza to the park.

After they ate lunch, they played on the climbing tree and then we all went for a walk around the lake. There were a couple of exciting little surprises during our picnic. First, Little Mama found a Praying Mantis on the tree. I tried for several minutes to take its picture but it was very hard because of all the leafy background. We watched it make its way down the branch. It would rock back and forth as it moved forward very slowly trying to get away I guess. It was really cool to see.

The next thing that happened was we ran into was a 12 week old golden retriever puppy named Cowboy. The kids were in love. The owner was very patient and let the kids play and pet it. We talked with him for quite some time about what an awesome responsibility it is to have a puppy in the house. He goes to the park every night and walks the puppy almost 2 miles just to wear it out. (Nature Girl wants another dog sooooo bad.)

It really is a neat little park with lots to observe. A couple times we have gone, there have been people playing different types of drums. The kids always stop and watch and listen. And it seems every time we go we strike up a conversation with some one. Usually a grandparent type.

Going to that park is one of the things I want to continue to enjoy. It seems to have something for everyone . . .