Warner Park Playtime

We went to Warner Park today to play with our friends and dig in our beloved mud again!


Momma obviously dressed us inappropriately!


I love getting dirty!


Wide open spaces to run..can't ask for more!


Natalie's new caterpillar friend

Water Play Day at Warner Park

Today Chris and I threw some swim suits onto the girls and drove over to Warner Park's Water Play Day. The Parks and Rec people had thrown together quite an array of activities for the kids. The girls got to blow bubbles, slide on a slip n' slide, and most importantly, inner tube in Little Harpeth River. Both of the girls really embraced the tubing which consisted of a recreation intern helping each girl into the tube and then letting them float down stream and be caught by another intern. The river current was just fast enough to be fun and not scary. I was surprised that Noelle loved it since she seemed to be the youngest child tubing. To Natalie's joy, her "buddy" was at Water Play Day as well. Her buddy is a recreation intern named Will that Natalie befriended during the campfire night last month. Once she met him at the campfire night, she sat with him all evening. It was quite cute! The minute I mentioned that he was there today, Natalie was all giggles and bashfulness. My it starts young! I decided we needed to get a picture taken with Will so that Natalie can remember him. I am happy to report that Will appears to be a very wholesome and polite man. I am hoping that he is a clue as to whom Natalie will pick for future boyfriends (in many, many years from now)!

Mud Pies

So today I took the girls to Edwin Warner Park Nature Center where we had signed up for a mud pie activity program. It was a huge hit with both the girls. We don't have any dainty dirt haters here in our family! Natalie and Noelle were actually the only ones from about 20 kids to sit in the mud puddles instead of simply play in them. After playing in the mud, the Nature docents took us all on a creature hunt in a nearby creek (that we walked through). Our group found tiny crawdads, strider bugs, a baby water snake (luckily not IN the water with us) and eventually a salamander. Noelle happily picked up rocks and sticks while walking through the creek. The next activity was the making of actual mud pies. By this point, Natalie was visibly uncomfortable in her very damp and dirty clothing. After telling the docent that she made a "cat mud pie" we decided it was time to call it a morning. After a nice warm strawberry bubble bath and lunch at home, my girls are off to what I hope will be a very quiet time/nap experience. We can't wait to sign up for more of these programs in the future!
The Before Picture..


Nothing Stops Miss Natalie from a Chance to get Messy!


Noelle Digs the Mud Too..


Natalie in her Element


Certainly Sisters


Noelle the Nature Girl



A Walk in the Creek


Happiness is Being a Muddy Three Year Old