A Nature Walk with a 2 year old...

...means you're stopping at least every 2 feet to pick up every leaf, stick, rock within arm's reach. Abigail and I hung out this afternoon while gMa worked in Nathan's preschool class. (Ordinarily, Abby naps while Nathan's at school but I figured she needed some extra TLC since Nathan got special gMa time.) After a rousing session of Dance, Dance Dora (and yes, I got up and did all the Dora dances with her), we decided to go out and enjoy the beautiful spring (in February??) day by taking a "nature walk" around the neighborhood. We came home with a bag full of dead leaves, various sticks, and some rocks. I was also able to persuade her that we should bring home some cherry blossoms from a nearby tree (I only picked a few of the branches that were hanging over the sidewalk!). A walk around the block took us nearly 45 minutes because stopping to look at all those "treasures" was a very important job. And the sweet little girl who actually wanted to hold my hand today was definitely my favorite part!