A Walk on the wild side
My son, Cade, and I went for a short walk in our neighborhood Sunday morning. We were the early risers, and I wanted to work in a walk before the heat of the day.
I originally thought this would be a good workout, although I realized it would be a short walk. His legs are short, and mine are long, so each step I took was several for him.
I realized right away, too, that this was more of an adventure than cardio exercise.
After crossing the road, he stopped to look at some leaves that had fallen from the neighbor’s tree. … A few more steps, and he stopped to look at more leaves.
Then, he splashed his shoe into a rain puddle and then another, and then another.
When we made it to an area with sidewalks, Cade discovered cracks and had to step on every crack! It made me remember the saying, “Step on a crack, you’ll break your mother’s back.”
Halfway through the walk, he reached his arms to me and said, “Help,” because he was tuckered out.
I promised him a banana if he would make it all the way home.
Maybe I should have taken him in a stroller, but our walk through the neighborhood just wouldn’t have been the same.
– Linda Lynn
LLynn@opubco.com
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Ah, the joy of children. It was so fun to stomp in a rain puddle before you became an adult and had to worry about clean clothes! LOL