A Family Walk

We enjoyed a long walk together as a family this evening. We brought the double stroller, since Peter gets heavy after the first 15 minutes, and Natalie loves to ride. She rode about the first 45 seconds and then declared her desire to run. She ran/galloped/hopped/pranced/walked the entire ~2 miles! A small baggie of "pillow candies" (ie. after-dinner mints) were a wonderful incentive. Every time she would start to fall behind, I would hold one behind me and up she would zip! The evenings are cooling off to the perfect family walk temperature, though usually Peter's in bed before we get the idea (7 pm). Often Natalie and her daddy take walks while mommy puts Peter to bed and cleans up. I'm looking forward to daylight savings so his bedtime will become 6 pm for a while, though that might make it even harder to take walks together. Someday the bedtimes and temperatures and walking abilities will all coincide to make it a little easier, but for now, the times we do get are sure delightful!