Field Trip!

On Wednesday the Hancher family drove up from West Alex to have a home-school field trip day.  I took time out of my work schedule and shared the adventures with them.  We started at the dealership, where several employees explained the process of purchasing a car or getting their vehicles serviced.  We walked through the accounting and title offices and talked about some of the strange and unusual PENNDOT regulations (like not parking cars on grassy areas for customer viewing).  They especially enjoyed the walk through the back shop (Thanks Derrek and Nick for the info!) 

We left there and went over to Twin Lakes Park and had a picnic lunch.  The boys were more interested in fishing that eating, but then, that would be boys!  Chase was sure if he stood on the stump he’d have a better chance of catching something.  Logan sat on the wall and was very patient – but the fish were more patient and waited it out.  Alas.  Peyton thought that if he stood on the one corner of the shore, he could cast his line close to the boardwalk where he had seen the huge carp.  None of their tactics, however, proved successful.  Peyton, Kelly and I took a walk around the upper lake, then walked down to the waterfall/spillway.  There was only a trickle of water but it was pretty, anyway.  We saw a heron sitting on a fallen log, and a little group of ducks that laughed every time someone stepped on the boardwalk. They made us laugh!  Logan settled in and said he wasn’t leaving until he caught a fish, but we were able to convince him to come home with us, after all. 

Back at the house, we painted tree stumps with purple paint (of course it was purple!) and Peyton helped me string fall lights across the back deck railing.  Friends Trent, Michelle, and Conner came for the evening and that was a total blessing, to spend that time with friends and family, sitting on the deck and watching the kids play in the yard.  I came away from the day feeling refreshed and happy, having shared the most precious gift we can give:  ourselves!