Big Day.

Clara has picked up the phrase "big day". Sometimes when we ask her what she did at school or daycare she'll tell us "big day guys, big day" with her very emphatic hand motions. We had a big day a couple weeks ago that was just what we needed. Luke had been sick early in the week and we were running on little sleep and very little sanity :) 

On a beautiful fall day, I got to take the morning off to go with Clara on her preschool field trip to the pumpkin patch. Our daycare provider went with her son too, so Luke was along for the ride. We had a great morning exploring. It was fun to see Clara interact with her classmates and her teachers. She loved the toddler-only bounce house, the wagon ride and her snack. 

 

Luke was a trooper after a couple days of fever

It was so nice, we decided we needed to end the day with a trip to Hartman Reserve after work.

We have a (maybe weird?) tradition of shaking the trees to catch the falling leaves. Clara quickly caught on to the fun.

She and dad also had some fun "hiding". 

Sometimes parents need a day filled with simple fun just as much as the kids do!