Oct 20: Colorful Walk at the Forest Preserve

Today must have been the perfect day to walk the trail at the forest preserve. The leaves were changing, but the temperature was still warm. And the girls loved it!

A few minutes into our walk, Calli decided she and Rich needed walking sticks. She would watch him closely to see how to use a walking stick.

Mari soon made it clear she did not want to ride in the carrier - she wanted to walk around and explore! She especially loved the gravel on the trail, and would often stop to examine it.







Mari and I look at the duck in the river, while Calli gets leaves to throw off the bridge.

We saw several families getting formal pictures taken. We found a kind stranger to take a few, but Calli was much more interested in watching his boys, than looking at the camera. I'm guessing that will only get worse as she gets older ;)











Below is my favorite picture from the day!

























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Sept 26: Into the "Wild"

With Calli sick, and unable to go to school, I needed a new plan for our afternoon. I wanted to get out of the house, drive a bit (Calli usually fall asleep in the car, even though she can lay awake in her bed for hours instead of napping), and end up somewhere where we could walk around without exposing other kids to our germs. We ended up checking out two parts of the Cook County Forest Preserve. It was beautiful! These were taken in the Big Bend Lake area. (Near 294 and Golf Road) We walked a little and had a picnic snack.
Then we went to another trail system and did some hiking. With Mari in a backpack carrier, Calli and I took off. See the video below: