Elliot and I went hiking at Corwina Park (between Lair ‘O the Bear and O’Fallon Park). I walked an hour in and it took maybe 30-45 minutes to get back. We had lunch 1/2 way (salmon pouch, biscuits, and water), but Elliot was asleep in the backpack and didn’t eat.
Some of the trail follows a stream, and all Elliot wanted to do was get down and throw rocks and sticks and things into the water — his favorite thing to do anytime, anywhere. He points at the water and say, “PHI! PHI!” (for fish, his favorite animal next to the “RAY! RAY!” — sting ray).
When I didn’t stop, he cried, but I told him we’d play in the water on the way back. He didn’t understand, of course, but we did play in the water after the hike, and he loved it. The hike? He probably got bored and that’s why he fell asleep. But he did point out a plane in the sky and other things on the way.
