Above: Malik and Malcolm II on the trail in the woods
Below: Syann on the trail in the woods
Above: Malcolm I and his princess, Syann, walking on the trail in the woods
Below: Picture of San Luis Park
After some Pillsbury cinnamon rolls and fruit for breakfast everyone did their own thing for awhile. The kids played, the grown-ups had Internet time and conversation, and I finished a writing assignment. About mid-day, just before lunch time, we decided to head to the park. Usually we go to Tom Brown Park, but we went to a different park this time. We went to the San Luis Park. This park does not have a big playground like Tom Brown Park, but they do have a playground area none-the-less. We started off our visit to the park with a walk in the woods. We have to start with a walk in the woods because once the kids get on the playground it is hard to get them off. We went walking on the mail trail and went all the way around until it brought us back to where we could cross over the connector bridge.
Above: turtles that we fed in the water under the bridge
Below: Malcolm I and Malik watching the turtles eat
Above: Malcolm II throwing bread in the water
Below: Malcolm II pointing at the turtles in the water
Once we got to the bridge and started to cross over it we stopped at one point to look at and feed the turtles in the water. At first there were only a few turtles, but once the kids started dropping bread in the water the turtles started coming from all over. It was nice to see so many of them, but sad to see that their water and them were covered with algae and that people can't take five seconds to throw their trash in the trash can instead of the water. We hovered where the turtles were feeding for awhile until I spotted a snack slithering in the water. That was our cue to move on and head to the playground.
Below: Picture 1= Malcolm II on the playground, picture 2=Malik and picture 3 is Syann
After getting over the small bridge and talking the kids to the playground we sat for a minute and watched them play. Of course we had to switch off standing next to our two-year old because she wants to do everything her brothers did but can't. After playground time we went home to have lunch. The kids enjoyed their favorite cheese pizza Lunchables while the husband and I had left-overs from the night before. There was some more play time and down time then of course the typical Gambles movie night and then sleep. All in all it was another GREAT spring break day!!
Above: A great view, wonderful kids, and a GREAT father!!
