Exploring something new

Well the groundhog got it wrong this year...way wrong.  We are craving some outdoor weather over here and when the temperature was finally in the 40's this Thursday, we ran for the park.  The problem is now that the 6 year old only finds minimal entertainment at the park and the 11 year old would rather just sit at home and read.  This becomes a problem for the 3 year old and I.  So I dragged Madisen and her book, tried to hype up the experience to Paden, and Avery didn't need any convincing at all.  Once we got there, the older two were bugging me to go home and I saw this little area where water runs through a cement creek and into the Salt creek.  It reminded me of how many hours I would spend playing in the creek by my house when I was little.  Before video games and 3,000 channels of television.  When cartoons were only on the television on Saturday mornings.  When playing outside was fun.  We wandered over to the creek area and I picked Avery up and dropped her in.  I told her to play, get messy, have fun.  It was too cold to really play and splash, but she enjoyed it just the same.  And Mommy got the opportunity to watch the kids explore something different.