the horse was up

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Remember this picture from yesterday?

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this was what he was looking at:

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Nice horsey.

We are fortunate to live on a trail system that leads us to all kinds of exciting and fun places. 

Such as the Big Rock Garden Sculpture park, which we visited on a recent sunny day. 

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Here are a few pictures of some of the exhibits:

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Hannah thinks this one looks like a witch:

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This kids clearly thought this one had some good “drumming” qualities:

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And this one confused us in it’s simplicity.  It’s called “sap”. 

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There are many more exhibits in the park, but Hannah was the “leader” and for some reason we kept going by the same ones over and over and over again. 

By the way there are NO alligators in the pond. 

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Just in case you were, you know, worried.

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Comments

Brian Miller said…
what a cool place to take the littles..bet they had a blast!
February 18, 2010 at 6:51 AM
Anonymous said…
That is such a neat place to explore!
February 18, 2010 at 6:55 AM
Sherrie said…
Wow, I wish we had places like that around here. LOL! Great picture taking opps all around! Cute kiddos!
February 18, 2010 at 7:04 AM
Three Js said…
She didn't believe you either about the alligators? We had the same conversation when I took the kids there! :)
February 18, 2010 at 7:27 AM
Lisa Anne said…
I love the horse and the SAP. LOL I wish we had cool places like that to visit. I can't wait for it to get warmer so we can go fishing. The non-aligator ponds is making me want to fish. lol
February 18, 2010 at 8:25 AM
Amy said…
What an amazing place to go and visit. What cool place to go and visit. THanks for sharing.
February 18, 2010 at 9:09 AM
christy rose said…
What a cool place to take the kids! It looks like they had a lot of fun!
February 18, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Bliss said…
Yay, I am glad you posted what he was looking at. I was curious :)
February 18, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Brittany and Charlie-Social Butterfly said…
What a neat place to live and have so close by!
February 18, 2010 at 9:18 AM
The Blonde Duck said…
Her hair is getting so long!! I love the little curls!

That looks like an awesome trail. Did they try to ride the horsie?
February 18, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Annie said…
I knew it, something interesting for him.
February 18, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Anonymous said…
What a great place to take the kids! How neat that you live so close to it.

Love the shot at the end - I'm still smiling!
February 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Unknown said…
So cool, I wish we had a great walking trail near us. I love the worried photo!
February 18, 2010 at 2:12 PM
MamaJoss said…
Hehe love the shot of your son looking up at the horsie -- classic! Very cool place...a little jealous that you are able to get out and about - we still have 2 feet of snow on the ground an haven't been outside in forever. Great photos as always :)
February 18, 2010 at 2:27 PM
Just Add Walter said…
I am confused by the "sap" statue too?! That looks like an awesome place.. I love all the pictures!
February 18, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Jami said…
So I am sitting here reading your blog...at the top where the characters are...and my son comes bounding into the office and says "is that YOUR blog?" (in his aren't you cool voice). I said "no" and he literally dropped his head and his tone and said "oh" :( and left!
I wish I had a video. Too funny! You are WAAAAY cooler than I am! LOL
February 18, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Cassie said…
Oh that is really cool!
February 18, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Liz Mays said…
I love places like that!!!!!
February 18, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Trac~ said…
That is SO COOL! I love all of the neat statues! :o)
February 18, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Country Mouse, City Mouse said…
Looks like a great place to visit! Cute kiddos:)
February 18, 2010 at 4:51 PM
Christa @ Little Us said…
That's so cool! I wish I lived near something like that!

By the way I have an award for you on my blog!
February 18, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Roxy said…
AWESOME... just to go and walk with great trails! TOTALLY jealous about the weather...finally above freezing today...and we went out and played...jackson drove his tractor and Dane "mowed" the crazy. Only lasted about 40 minutes before the chill took us over...SPRING COME HERE!! Hope all is well!
February 18, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Unknown said…
Great pics! What a cool place to live by! :) Thanks for commenting on my controversial topic... love to hear opinions!
February 18, 2010 at 8:34 PM
debi9kids said…
What a fun place to explore!
I am SO jealous of all of the greenery....I am hating all of this snow (with more to come on Monday! UGH)
February 18, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Lee said…
Such cute pictures! I love it!

I wish we had more places like that here. The only place we have is ridiculously expensive to get in.
February 18, 2010 at 9:19 PM
Kimberly said…
What a lovely place.
February 19, 2010 at 12:44 AM
Katie Lane said…
Such a fun adventure!!
February 19, 2010 at 1:25 AM
Kekibird said…
I'm so jealous! I want to come and visit. I love cities and towns that have a natural path that leads through trees and makes taking a walk more like a nature hike. Very cool!
February 19, 2010 at 12:41 PM
Nicolasa said…
That place looks wonderful! I am glad your kids had fun!
February 19, 2010 at 3:12 PM
wife.mom.nurse said…
I went through your blog the other day (even though I had no time and should have been studying-but I had to get a peek at those cute little kiddos :)

Anywho...I was wondering what had captured his attention.

What a neat place to visit.

Love that look on her face!!!!

And love the pix you posted of you handsome hubby and darling daughter :)
February 20, 2010 at 8:41 PM
HeartsMakeFamilies said…
Wow I want a place like that around my house. That is a really cool place. I love the looks of concentration on the kids face.
February 21, 2010 at 9:53 AM
James (SeattleDad) said…
That looks like a totally cool place to take the kids. Might be worth a trip.
February 21, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Unknown said…
What a fun place. I love it!
February 23, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Megan said…
Looks like it was a fun afternoon adventure!! =)
February 27, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Mama Up! said…
What a fun outing! When I lived in NY, there were all these neat art installations that hardly anyone would go to, but were awesome nonetheless. I wish there was more of that sort of thing where I live now.
February 27, 2010 at 3:10 PM
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