Sundays in the Park

Today was a beautiful day outside-crisp fall air, colorful leaves on the trees and on the ground, sun shining...perfect day to take a family trip to the park. Emma chose to go to the "bridge park" here in town. There are willow trees, a rock wall & steps as well as a wooden bridge that crosses over a little creek which runs alongside the playground. We've been to this park many times to enjoy the play structure, but last week Emma discovered one of the simpler things in life...nature. She is in LOVE with this creek-she will lean on the rock wall and listen to the water trickling over the stones as it flows through the creek and watch the branches of the willow tree sway in the wind. It is obviously very calming to her.
There is also a strange rock structure sitting in the middle of the creek which she has named "Mr. Dragon"-she talks to him and throws rocks for him to "catch" and even says "bye c-ya" when she leaves. Bryce is just as fascinated by the sound of the water-and wants more to go in it than anything-it makes me so nervous that I end up irritating him by holding him back. I can't help it-I know he is a boy, but he doesn't realize he is a BABY also!  Sorry bud! The kids had so much fun walking around the creek and over the bridge that they didn't even really notice the slide & swings that were available for their entertainment also. It's nice to see that even at their age they can appreciate the beauty that our Heavenly Father created.