Awesome day

It's crazy spending half an hour driving back and forth between 6th street and 8th street finding the entrance towards Lillian Anderson Arboretum. Just about to give up, I decided to give it one last chance turning into a little paved road which could hardly be seen off the main road. We found it! Finally.

Elle hopped onto her umbrella stroller and off we ventured into this vast expanse of woods. We did not see a soul as we walked deeper under the forest canopy along the magnificent pine trail, only heard the sounds of crickets and rustling leaves. Minutes later, I heard Elle started saying "I want go home.". I could tell she's a little intimated by the wilderness as I felt the same. I sped up the pace and all of a sudden she was thrown out from the stroller and landed on her fours. After mere seconds of shock, we burst into laughter for this silly accident. We continued winding down the trail until our eyes greeted rows of incredible tall pines lining perfectly on two sides. The view is spectacular. Elle had so much fun picking pine cones lying around as I was snapping away. We saw two big dogs when we got back to the parking lot. I'm surprised to hear Elle waving to the dogs and said "I see you later".
After the nature walk, we went shopping, had an ice cream treat and then burnt off her energy at our favorite park. It's an awesome day - taking her nap right on the clock at noon, did not act fussy when we're out (thanks to the nap), and she was dog-tired when we got home so no stalling at bedtime.