A couple weekends ago, we invited a family over to BBQ since it was so nice outside. They asked instead if we wanted to go to Starved Rock State Park. So we said why yes, yes we do.
Jeremy's attempt to dump Cora in the river. You can see she's laughing.
Checking out some side canyons.
My little hiker finally got out of her pack about 1/2 way. For a little while anyway.
There is a little waterfall in this area and it is a beautiful little canyon.
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Jeremy and Will did a bit of climbing. Jason and Aiden followed up
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Checking out some cool bird nest way up high.
Me and my girl. Right after this photo we decided to head back, at which point Cora informed me she had to go potty. So we just tried to have her go behind a bush. For some reason, I didn't take off her underwear and pants, just had her sit back and go...right into her pants and underwear. I thought she was far enough away from them. Nope. Next time we'll just take them off.
We love this little park and were so glad to be outside enjoying the warm sunshine. By the time we stopped for dinner and then got home, it was late, like 10. Since these kids go to bed at 8 I totally expected them to pass out and not get up until 8ish the next day. No, they passed out all right but were still up at the crack of dawn. At least they had the decency to just play until we got up too. Hooray to unexpected fun days!
