This morning when Janae got up she asked if she could watch Pooh's Grand Adventure, a DVD we've borrowed and renewed from the library for the past several weeks.
Instead, I suggested that we go on our own adventure. Janae and Ben were all for it, and Jason wasn't hard to convince, either. We decided to go to the Othello Tunnels in Hope.
As soon as Janae got out of the car, she took off running--no hand-holding, no pacing herself, and no fear of anything--even when we got to the long, dark tunnels.
She literally ran through the tunnels and refused to hold anyone's hand . . . until--on the last tunnel--she fell on her knees and elbows (pretty hard, too--and just as her old "owies" from her last uncontrolled bolt to the park had healed). After that, she thought it would be okay for Mommy to hold her, or even for Dad to push her in the stroller.
Ben was a little more cautious. He was hoping to see some bats in the tunnels, but settled for a spider. Later he claimed to have seen a skeleton, too :) He collected river rocks and granite and enjoyed looking down at the rushing water below the bridges.
We stopped at Jason's mom's on the way home and had fun watching the birds in the backyard, visiting a new chocolate store (not fair for the gestational diabetic Momma!), and eating hot dogs.
A pretty good day, and a pretty grand adventure, I'd have to say.
2 comments:
That sounds like a very grand adventure, I'm sorry that Janae fell and hurt her knees and elbows. They both look like they had fun though.
You and your sisters find lots of things for your families to do, I don't think we were that inventive when you were all young.
What a good mom you are Lisa!
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