Refreshed

The local conservation areas to which we have a pass close after thanksgiving weekend. However you can still walk in and hike around. It was a beautiful autumn day, which in contrast to challenging day yesterday was going smoothly and joyfully. We decided to take advantage of the nice weather and good moods and head to one of the conservation areas. The kids brought their fishing poles and tried to catch some fish. No luck.

We climbed around on the pot holes created by swirling rock and ice when the glaciers retreated thousands of years ago. We explored one of the rivers and an old mill. Before hiking back out we found a path we haven't taken before that lead to a wonderful rocky cedar grove. I didn't see much of my three older kids, they ran off into their imagination games (which I loooove to watch). Shai and I sat on the soft ground to crawl around and explore. By the time we left I felt so relaxed and refreshed. The kids said the same before going to bed. It was a great day.