2008 ~ Monday, April 7, Spending time with Grandkids

I went to Teresa Clanton’s to pickup the grandkids, Sierra, Nevada and Montana, I had packed a picnic lunch for I was taking the grandkids to St Florian Park.

I made peanut butter sandwiches, each a bananas, a fruit bowl and each a can mountain dews. 

When everyone finished eating, we started walking the trail when we were about half way round the kids spied several piles of loose dirt and wanted to climb on top and I said ok.

The kids climbed on top and said come on granny you can do it, so I climbed to the top with the grandkids.

Climbing the dirt pile

We walked around on top of the dirt pile, we went up and down several times. 

We again started walking the trail, I took the kids picture standing on a bridge next to a statue of an alligator.

Nevada and Montana pointing to the alligator

We saw sitting on a stump some tin statue-singing frogs, which intrigued the kids, I also had to take their picture there. 

Nevada pretending to blow a horn like the frogs

We walked a little further down the trail where we saw a face carved into a tree, it had large marble like eyes and the kids loved this. 

I took pictures everywhere in the park with the kids. 

Nevada and Sierra posing in front of the tree with a face

We stopped at the playground area where the kids played on the playground equipment.

Taking a break 

Montana pointing to a frog

Sierra posting

Nevada being a frog

Montana Standing on tree stump

Next we went to Deibert park where they played on the playground and we walked in the park reading the animal and plant signs.

Reading the park signs

 We stopped along the fence line to take pictures of the metal sculptures.

Nevada and Montana posing at the metal sculptures

Sierra and Montana posing at the metal sculptures

Nevada and Montana posing at the metal sculptures

Nevada, Montana & Granny posing at the metal sculptures

Nevada and Montana posing at the flower gardens

We saw a family of turtles at the pond.

Turtles walking next to the pond

I took the grandkids to McDonald’s where we each ordered a Oreo McFlurry.

I took the kids to Loves and Fishes in Muscle Shoals where I bought the grandkids five books each and two movies.

We stopped at the Train Tressell, which is along the Tennessee River on the Sheffield side, were we walked to the end and back. 

It must have been a hot day because Montana’s head was wet from sweating.

Walking down the Train Trestle

Our next stop was at Heritage Park located next to The Marriott Hotel in Florence where the kids played inside the castle, on the train and all the other playground equipment. 

Nevada and Montana having fun on the playground equipement at River Heritage park 

Nevada and Montana having fun on the playground equipement at River Heritage park

We stopped in front of the waterfall next to the Marriott Hotel where I made pictures of the grandkids

Montana at the Waterfall at the Marriott Hotel 

Sierra at the Waterfall at the Marriott Hotel 

Nevada at the Waterfall at the Marriott Hotel

Hannah called from school and wanted me to pick her up so I loaded the grandkids into the car and we rode to Roger High School to pick up Hannah.

For supper I made baked potatoes and all the fixings of cheese, bacon bits, sour cream and I made a strawberry pie, Montana ate his fill of strawberry pie. 

Hannah and Sierra rode the scoters. 

Jake came over to get Hannah, I made Jake a potato with all the trimmings. 

I took the grandkids to Ronald’s where Nevada and Montana played with Ronald’s star wars dolls. 

Later that afternoon Charity came to get the grandkids.