we recently went to a local nature preserve: tifft's nature preserve, as a family. and after making several attempts at following mapquest and rand mcnally, we finally arrived! there were tons of these willowy stalks growing all over the place, especially in the water where they were over 9 feet tall!
as soon as we pulled in, it started to sprinkle, and i had forgotten to pack anything for chilly weather! my excuse is that i didn't check the weather, but really i didn't even think about it, and i almost always drag an extra layer for everyone whenever we head out! very quick into our walk, it was pouring. it felt nice, because it was pretty warm out, but then it got a little windy, and things just started going awry! check out the poor duck!
after trying to tough it out, we headed back in to this little shelter area to wait it out. toran was so cold, we wrapped him in our emergency mexican car blanket like a little burrito-boy!
most of us were having a good time. i mean come on...it's rain and we are from the pacific north west, we can totally do this! haven and cabes were nice and toasty in the little "house" stroller, and haven loved watching the ducks and geese that would walk by.
here is the beginning of some major tantrum throwing. ciela, since being told that we were going to walk in the rain, right after being told i didn't have a jacket for her, had been on serious pout patrol. she didn't walk with us, and of course hated the camera. she is now heading back out into the rain--to prove some point i'm sure, but i don't know what it is--and then started RUNNING across the boardwalk! toran of course started to chase after her, which is never a good plan. eventually, everyone made it back to the car and we opted to head home and grill some rib-eye's and down some hot cocoa!
4 comments:
i am the queen of being ill prepared for outings. I usually forget jackets, rain gear, etc. How was the preserve? Did you see any wildlife?
we need to go to tift's sometime! sounds pretty.
ciela storming off in the rain is too funny, I can tell she's mad by the picture.
Great pictures...sometimes the weather is so unpredictable here; I know just how you felt that day. Thanks for the comment on my blog. And the tip about the jam. I will have to just try it with the splenda and more fruit. Now that I've made it I can't live without it. Here's my email: eirokb@aol.com
sounds like a perfectly enjoyable family outing that will be remembered when they're all older! Good job creating some great memories.
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