Price was scheduled to go to VBS with Nanny (Jon's mom) this evening and he wouldn't get back until after his bedtime, which is normally 8:00 pm. By the time he takes a bath and reads books, it is late when he finally gets to sleep. So, this afternoon I encouraged Price to rest on his bed. I was hoping he would fall asleep, and he did.
Since he slept for an hour and a half this afternoon, I told him when he got home from VBS, we would go for a walk in the dark with our flashlights. After a snack and a bath, he grabbed two flashlights and we headed out.
He was so cute! He listened to the crickets and started making up a story about "the mystery of the golden cricket!" He would shine his light on everything in the street...a smashed golf ball, shoe laces, sticks, grass growing in the cracks, water puddles, rocks and lots of other things! They look so different and interesting in the dark! He would shine his light up in the trees, on stop signs and mailboxes (continuing to add to his story). He stopped at a large area of concrete in the street that was all chipped and broken. Very excited, he called Jon and I over to check it out. "Look, it is the footprint of triceratops! Isn't that amazing?" he said as he kneeled down to touch it like a real treasure.
We had fun! I love this adventurous age. Combined with Price's imagination, these types of outings end up being great entertainment!
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