exploring in nature.

We went to one of our favorite metroparks this weekend and it was the perfect little family activity for us. We love to get out and explore the nature around us. We ended up having the best time we've ever had in the park. It was hard to narrow down my favorite pictures from the day... but here is what I came up with...

Gracie had fun riding on Jeremy's shoulders... because she was a slow poke. Lincoln enjoyed leading the way. He would even take us on the little trails that went off into the wilderness. He's a good little tour guide!

He loved to point to all of the little benches that we found along the way!

We were all ready to go on after crossing this little bridge... but Gracie decided to stay awhile and throw rocks in the water. This little girl is a wanderer! We have to keep a close eye on her!

Lincoln decided that he wanted to throw some rocks too... so they found a way to get closer to the little stream. Link likes to find the biggest rocks possible and chuck them in as hard as he can!

Graham and I had lots of fun sitting on the bridge watching the kiddos play in the rocks...

We were walking along and Lincoln saw a caterpillar in a cocoon (I could never see it but he was sure it was there...) They pointed and pointed at it... who knows if it really was there!

This is my favorite picture... I love my little boys!

There were fun little signs all along the trail telling us about the trees and wildlife that dwell in this part of Cleveland. It turns out it used to be farmland... they tore all the trees up and planted crops. About 60 years ago they turned it back into the forest that it is today. It's amazing how quickly everything grew back! We were impressed by the trees that had more than one trunk...

Graham loves his big brother! They love to play games and make each other giggle...

We found another part of the park that had a nice grassy area where we could eat our little picnic lunch. We needed a spot where Graham had lots of room to crawl around. Once he's on the ground he usually takes off so quick!

This one is going into Lincoln's little blackmail book... He needed to go to the bathroom so bad! He's been learning how to go standing up... he decided to test out his newly found skills while we were there... I know it's a bit much... but we had to snap a shot! We love our little metroparks out here!