Down By The Creek Bank

We have a fabulous bike path that ends (or begins, depending on how you look at it) right in our cul-de-sac. We are big fans of the bike path. When the kids where really little, I used to put them in their strollers and take them for walks. Sometimes we would just walk. There were always interesting things to see along the path-caterpillars crossing in the fall, frogs in the spring, ducks, geese, herons and even a few swans throughout the year.

At one point, the bike path has a decent sized man made pond on one side and a creek on the other. I'll write about the pond in another post, but tonight I want to share about our recent adventures in the creek. Since we haven't had very much rain lately, the creek is quite low. There are times when it is close to overflowing and rushes wildly by. Yesterday the kids and I had gone to the pond to feed the fish, and then Tyson wanted to go look at the creek. After they saw how low and calm the water was, both kids wanted to go in, and being in an agreeable mood, I said yes. They had so much fun! The only bad thing was that Darin wasn't with us. So we decided to head back again this afternoon for more fun.

First, check out my new ride.

No, I do not normally ride on Tyson's bike, but my own bike is having some issues and it was way too hot to walk, so this was my only option. Let me tell you, next time I will walk! It was so uncomfortable and my knees were hurting like crazy on the way home. Oh well, it was totally worth it to see these smiles.

Jorin DiAnn-4 years old

Tyson Alan-6 years old

Running away from a pretend water snake

Looking for litter

They just had the best time! Splashing, jumping, pretending there were water snakes, smooshing the mud with their toes, finding litter and throwing it up on the shore and so much more. They did not want to leave!

Best buddies

I am sure we will make it back to the creek a few more times before summer's end!