Nature Center

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We went to the local Nature Center with friends of ours a couple of weeks ago, and Baby G had a blast! We opted for the shorter trail (1/4 mile as opposed to 2 miles), and he rode the first lap in the stroller. When we finished the loop, my friend's kids wanted to go a second time, and Bug was just itching to get out and run. So I set him free.

That child ran the ENTIRE quarter-mile loop! We started calling him "Monkey Do" because whatever the older kids did, he had to do. By the end of the loop he was getting tired and I tried to put him back in the stroller, but he pitched a fit so I let him back down. He crawled a bit, so tired, but SO determined to finish in on his own! And he made it!

Needless to say, he slept like a baby that night.