A Natural Adventure

Today we went to Martin's Park in North Oklahoma City. I had signed the girls up for a "Eat Your Backyard" class this afternoon, but when we got there, we found out the class was actually earlier in the morning. We were all very disappointed. The girls were going to be learning which plants and trees were edible and which were poisonous. They were also going to get to sample a selection of backyard treats.

At first I thought that we had made this trip for nothing until we discovered the Nature Discovery room. It was full of science displays, projects, and hands-on activities. The girls enjoyed observing objects underneath the microscope. There were also reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

Kiahna enjoyed getting to touch everything without being told "NO, NO, NO!!!" At one point, I even let her walk around "by herself". She didn't know she was being watched! I realized once again that she really is not a baby any more.

After we got finished with the discovery room, we walked on a few of the outside trails. Our nature adventure was cut short because Kiahna had a dirty diaper and the diaper bag got left at home. We decided to hike it on over to Walmart for some diapers. We also decided to get the girls an ice cream cone at McDonald's since they were so disappointed in not getting to eat leaves and plants. When it was all said and done, they still were able to come home with a full belly!