Nature Hikes

During the first week of summer, Jack and I had some free time in the mornings while Ella was at tennis camp.  Her camp was at the courts of a local park, Colonel Francis Beatty Park, that also has several nature trails.  Jack and I spent the entire camp time—3 1/2 hours—of one morning on a nature hike—amazing, considering this is the boy who always would say “I tired of walking” not even halfway into any hike we tried to go on.  Jack and I had a ball exploring the trails, finding critters and animals, and just checking out the park.  I brought my big camera along, but, after just a few shots, quickly just put it away to really just enjoy my time with Jack.  He was really just so sweet and happy that day, focusing on the nature around us and on the time spent one-on-one with me.  I loved every minute of it.  Most of these images were from my phone and most were already in my June instagram post, but our nature hike was such a highlight of the summer, I really want to highlight it again here. 






Jack and I loved our nature hike so much, the next day after Ella’s camp we took Ella and Gator to all of the cool spots we’d found the day before.  They both loved it.