A Day Out ~ Mar. 23rd

Our second week of Spring Break continued with a lot of rain, so Thomas entertained himself by working on puzzles... here's just one of them. 

When the sun finally shone, I decided to make a day of it for all of our sanity. First we went to the local nursery and purchased nine heather plants for the front yard, as something needs to be done there. We found a Subway nearby in a new subdivision, where the workers announced it was "Free cookie day". That was really kind, but I think they just made that up because Nora was being so charming. I ended up driving around, enjoying the sunshine and beautiful scenery of White Rock. Our final destination became Crescent Park, for a "nik-nik".

Our picnic table was covered with pollen from all the trees, and it was much cooler outside than we had anticipated. However, we were just so happy to get outside that we didn't care.

We listened to the sounds of chainsaws cutting down some of the huge trees in the park as there had been some recent windstorms. Nora was quite frightened of the noises, especially with hearing the crashing of the trees as they fell. Her world has been so sheltered, I must get her out more. :)

Nora is so fortunate to have such doting older brothers. They are so tender with her, helping her play on the equipment. I really enjoy watching them interact, and seeing the boys act like boys still in how they play.

This one's my favourite picture... We didn't last long at the playground as Nora started shivering!

Watching the ducks was a new experience for Nora.

Thomas showed her how to crouch down to help them not be afraid...

We enjoyed exploring the trails, which helped us to warm up a bit more.

When we switched directions on this log for a picture, I noticed that we were missing the front wheel of the stroller!

The boys took off, retracing our steps and thankfully found the wheel in a rougher patch that we had crossed through the forest on. Good thing!

It was certainly a lovely time out together, and Miss Nora was asleep within 5 minutes once we got back in the van. The wonders of fresh air. Hope we can get out again soon, as it does make everything seem better in the world. :)