We decided to visit one of the lakes to give Ruby a chance at fishing. She tired of it quickly, which was really just find with the rest of us! Thankfully, we have lots of ponds and lakes by our house, so I'm sure she'll get some use out of that fancy Dora fishing pole!
Heidi contemplating the morning!
This is one of the many bridges on the carriage roads that wind all through the park. They are solely for hiking, biking, and horseback riding and apparently go through some really beautiful country. It wasn't feasible for us to walk too far on them with the kids, but we'd love to go back again with bikes some day.
Here's our car loaded down for the ride back. There were thunderstorms on the way and two very exhausted kids, so we left mid morning for the drive back.
The Schmidts graciously hosted us again on the way back for a delicious spaghetti lunch. Ruby was introduced to Frances books by Natalie and just loved having Natalie read to her on the rainy day.
We made it home after a bit of an adventure where we nearly lost a wheel, but then by God's grace found just the right repair shop where they let Jared use their tools for free while Heidi and I took the kids to Denny's for a snack. Everything worked out perfectly.
Our last day with Heidi we took the kids down to the Children's Museum and just enjoyed chatting and playing games. It was hard to send Heidi home again! We had such a great time with her and wish we could all live closer. Until then, thank goodness for cell phones with family plans!
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