Relaxing Sunday by the Quantico Creek

Somedays it is hard to decide what to do. After a long, exhausting day yesterday we wanted to take it easy today while still getting outside and exploring nature.  We love going to parks and just hanging out as a family.  By the time we got all ready to go it was almost lunch time- dope.  I knew Katie would want to eat as soon as we got to our destination so we preempted hunger and picked up some Ricky's Chicken along the way.  Dan got this a few weeks ago when I was super sick, and although it smelled delicious, I didn't partake.  This time I wanted some of that yummy Peruvian food.  I need to check pinterest for some recipes- the chicken and the beans were amazing.  Dan thinks we should just go to Peru and get the real thing.  Okay.  Anyways, we brought our food over to the park to eat and Katie mostly played between bites..  

Katie enjoying a little exercise during lunch

Baby Blue Eyes

After chowing down we decided that it was a warm enough day that Katie could finally cross the river.  She wanted to so badly the last time we were here, but it was too late and cold.  For some reason we forgot her swimsuit so she had to wear her undies.  She's only allowed to do that a little longer so we figured we would go for it.

Levi put his feet in until he realized it was cold!

Katie wandered out alone- that water was freezing

She got so far away because neither of us wanted to get in.  It was my job to save her if she fell

Eventually Dan got in with her and helped her cross the river

 After the river time, Katie decided to put on Dan's shirt.  I thought she looked like a poor little river child.  Oh she also wanted to wear Levi's hat :)  

 

river bumpkin

hiking along

We walked a little further.  We came to a little stream and there were two logs to cross it.  I chose one and fell immediately into the stream.  Dan picked the other one and it snapped under his weight.  Luckily, he was able to fall carefully since he was carrying Levi. (He slept through the ordeal)  Katie walked straight through and fared the best of us all.

Katie finally got her Jr. Ranger badge from Prince William Forest Park.  We only come here like every chance we get :)  I also found out the have letterboxing so we might do that sometime during the week since we probably won't see Dan until Thursday night.

When we took Dan back to the barracks we heard Levi laughing in the back and assumed he was awake so we said something to him.  Katie told us he was sleeping.  He was giggling in his sleep.  Katie thought he was dreaming about her and Dan playing with the water bottle since he thought that was so funny earlier today :)

<3 Bonnie