Trickery and Skullduggery

Today I told my boys we would do something fun seeing as mom and Lizzy we away at girl scout horse camp. I told them we'd do something I like, then something fun for them. So, for my fun, I took them on a hike. What a hoot. All three grumbled and moaned after I told them and they grumbled and moaned as we got out of the van. Then we went a hundred yards down the Kent Trails path... and found it flooded. Well, that seemed ok with them. I said I wanted to take a couple of pictures, and next thing I know, they're getting into it :-D... tossing sticks and stones into the water, counting bird calls, finding leaves. Alex even spotted a beaver!! We saw a Canadian duck couple. Then we dug around in rotting tree trunks hunting bugs and beetles, ants and spiders. Eventually, I was ready to leave and the boys didn't want to go. What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.