These Booties Were Made For Walking

For the past couple of weeks, Tiffany and I have been wanting to get the kids out of the house on warm days (or warmer days), so we have been taking them for walks at TVA's Cherokee Dam. The first attempt turned out to be chillier than we thought whereas the second time was warmer than we thought. Perhaps next time we will get it right. The babies really like looking around and getting fresh air. The mommies really like getting out of the house and getting some exercise. Here is how our advertures went:

The first trip started with happy babies!

Ben loved his snugli.

Abby loved the view from her stroller!


When the wind kicked up, Abby gave Ben her mittens.
They were so comfy he decided to take a little snooze.

The blanket was suppose to help block the wind, but
she kept pulling it back to see what was going on.
(I'm not too mean. She was asleep when I put
the blanket up for her.)

After the adventure, it was back home to warm up
and play.

For the second trip, we tried a different approach:

We started by playing at home first. Here, Abby gives
Ben tips for playing in the jumperoo!

Abby decided Spidey needed to take a walk with us.

Ben decided to start with a nap for this walk.
It's so cute how he has a grip on his favorite
ducky, Quackers.

Some of what we saw:

Because of the recent drought , the water levels are
way down, even for TVA standards. This is the Holston
River at the base of the dam.

Here is a view from the top of the dam
looking toward Grainger County.

We also saw a fox and a groundhog on the second walk, but I could not get a good picture of them. The fox was resting on the lake shore and the groundhog was hanging out in a field on the river side of the dam.

We enjoy our walks so much that we have decided to go on a "nature" walk at least once a week when weather permits.