This past weekend we had to run to a building supply store for a few things for around the house. We didn't feel like driving the 20 minutes to Rona so we thought we'd just jump into the little town of Manotick, 10 minutes away. There was a Home Hardware there that would have what we needed. Needless to say the kids were upset that we were going shopping at another "boring" store and complained pretty much the entire way to the store.
Well, on the drive home I quickly told Braden to turn off of Mitch Owens Rd onto this pretty much going-no-where road. The kids were still complaining - until they saw it . . . we had driven over a bridge and were at the side of the river by Watson's Mill, where we could see the water rushing over the little waterfalls there. The kids took off running and suddenly they weren't upset about going shopping - hmmmm. We walked to the bridge that went across the river to the Mill and a kind family gave the kids some bread to feed the baby ducks with and then we looked down and saw a huge turtle crawling at the bottom of the river. We watched it until it was getting out - the kids LOVED it!!!
The turtle climbing up the river bankThe very greedy ducks and ducklings waiting for more bread!
We went for a walk down at the river's edge and Emma commented on how much fun this was. Wow! Who knew that going to the hardware store could be fun!!! It's pretty cool to just pull over and hang out by the river for a few minutes before heading home from somewhere that wasn't that enjoyable for the kids. Anyways, I just had to share the pics with you.
Heading back to the van
