Exploring

One of my favorite places to take the kids these days is the duck pond across the street from Good Sams. Growing up in Maryland we had a yard with woods in the back and a little creek. Seeing my kids enjoy exploring and using their imaginations brings back some great memories from my childhood. At the duck pond, we set a boat (a leaf) out to sea that belonged to Stuart Little. They climb a wonderful tree that is pretty fall proof. I did climb the tree myself unexpectedly to get Madeline unstuck, but it all worked out. In the grass the kids pretended to be a family of possums. Every once in a while, I hear a little one calling "Mommy Possom, I need you!"