Category Archives: adventures
Hiking in the rain ☔️
It’s raining today! ☔️ but that didn’t stop us from hiking! 🌲🌳🌿 The boys chose to just wear hats 🎩 but Simone and I wanted umbrellas 🌂 ! We didn’t really see or hear a lot in terms of animals… but the hike was relaxing and fun! Such a great way to start the day! …
making nature journals a habit
Today marks the beginning of a lifelong habit… purposefully going into the wild -daily- to journal about nature. We brought our art supplies, clipboards, sun umbrellas, and a blanket! I set the timer for 15 minutes and we all drew and colored what we saw! After 15 minutes we were dripping in sweat! I would …
Did you fall into a mud puddle??
My husband came home from work today to muddy shoes lining the walkway… And he asked me, “What happened today? Did you fall into a mud puddle?” “Kind of?!” I replied… 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 It started as a hike into the woods with our neighbor… First they found a toad 🐸 (Who needs a bug catching box …
Wild Acres Park
We went to Wild Acre park with the challenge of finding more wild flowers than my sister, Sonja, and her family did. We ended up discovering way more than just beautiful flowers!! 🌺 Sonja had sent me a text the other day with some photo collages of 20 wild flowers she had found on a …
A swinging FUN time 🌳
The next best thing to climbing up a tree is swinging from a vine! Edison swinging… Simone swinging… Andre swinging… Elijah swinging… Me 😳 The kids continued playing “rescue” on the vine by swinging onto the fallen log and rescuing each other! This lasted over an hour! We only …
A wild walk in the city
Eli and his cousin needed some outside time while we were visiting at an aunt’s house… In the city… Next to highways and gas stations and firework stands. We had to walk across a vast barren parking lot – but… … Behind the parking lot was a bit of untamed wilderness…Just enough for two little …
Land Snakes Alive 🐍
Today we went to the river with some friends to celebrate Memorial Day 🇺🇸 We had a fantastic day in the sun ☀️ Burying each other I LOVE how much Simone laughed at Eddie as he escaped from the sand! Jumping out of trees into the water… I even jumped… What a Thrill! …
My campfire name is…Skull Queen ☠
I just got back from an amazing camping trip with Simone and her Girl Scout Group! We had a fantastic time 💜 My favorite activity was the Adult Hike I went on where we found a rabbit skull and a deer skull! … Hence the name Skull Queen ☠ (I like that Simone …
Having a proper picnic at Wilderness Park
We decided to have a real picnic at the park. Despite the park being surrounded by major roads, it really is a haven for wild animals. We have even seen a coyote here in years past – from the car thankfully! We usually bring food with us whenever we go to parks- but it’s in …
A wet and WILD park tour
We went to Blackburn Park for a park tour. We went to this park as our very first tour a few months ago and focused on Sink Holes! This time we were hoping to see young owls… Which we didn’t – but we had a Wet and Wild Fun time in the rain identifying plants …
Becoming a Wild Family 