Yesterday we were planning a trip to the museum. I told the girls the previous day's laundry had to be folded and put away before we could leave. (Don't worry, I was helping them!) Anyway, after much bad behaviour, and many warnings and threats, I had to cancel our little outing. Oh boy. It was as much a disappointment for me as it was for them, I think.

So, next decision: It is a beautiful day. We absolutely cannot stand to sit inside. What do I do? I can't go back on my word, but we must get out. Okay, a trip to the "park". Much groaning ensued, because the "park" sounded boring after thinking about going to a "hands-on" museum.

I packed a lunch and we ate in the van on the way to the park. The park turned out to be more like a forest, with very wide walking trails. It was beautiful. I was so glad to find out it wasn't a manicured lawn with play grounds everywhere.

When we got to the ocean, there was a nice surprise waiting for us. There were about 6-7 seals lounging on the rocks! We couldn't see them well enough to know if they were grey seals or harbour seals, and I forgot to grab the binoculars on the way out. I was ticked at myself. But we watched them for awhile, and also found some other treasures.

Anyway, needless to say, I think it was providential that we ended up at the park instead of the museum! The girls had a great time building dams in the melting snow-streams, and Emilie was happy to take everything in from her ride on my back.
It was such a beautiful day...One of those days that makes you hopeful that one day spring will be here for real.