Going On Walks with Kids

Summer is finally here to stay in Springfield, MO and we've been making the most of those warm summer nights by taking daily walks downtown. I load up all three kids and between the Ergo baby carrier and our jogging stroller, I get plenty of exercise and the older kids get to run off their extra energy. We sometimes sneak out in the morning before it gets too warm, too.

It's been one of my new ways of coping with life in general lately. I've been enjoying the exercise and endorphins and am so thankful we are this close to some fun downtown joints. Not everyone gets to walk three blocks to the library, a cupcake shop, a donut shop, three hole-in-the-wall burger joints, four coffee shops, all while meandering down colorful alleys with plenty of bike riding room without fear of getting run over. It's been such a perk of living here.

Also, when you walk to the donut shop, it almost cancels out the donut.

Have you been rediscovering anything about your town this summer?

-Rachel

 

 

Comments

[a touch of domesticity / katie sparrow]

We sometimes walk just the two of us in the evenings when our youngest two are in bed. Our sixteen year old babysits and we stroll up the river from our village and back down the other side. It only takes about 40 minutes but it gives us a time for connecting and clearing our heads at the end of the day. Now that the younger two are bigger (4 & 6) and stay up a little later, your post has inspired me to take them with us in the longer gap we have between dinner and bedtime. (Lovely photos by the way!) x

[Eve]

Exercising and donuts are the perfect recipe for happiness, I'll use it too :) Thanks for the awesome idea!

[Joyce Matula Welch]

Sounds like you guys are having a great summer :)

Here in Texas we have had so much rain, I am discovering the rare beauty of the sunlight. Yesterday morning through the clouds the rising sun was a silver disc in the sky. The trail behind my house was dew soaked and everything glistened with silver light. I felt like had arrived in an enchanted city.

[Denise Ross]

We've just moved to a new rental and are enjoying walking to the supermarket or going for bike rides around our new neighborhood. Even though it's winter here, the weather has been sunny and quite warm for the most part. Reading your post brings back memories of my childhood doing exactly what you're doing. Happy summer/ winter days
Denise
Australia

[Sydney Ramirez]

We're getting a Hurts Donut shop here in Wichita very soon. My sons have been enjoying asking each other if they want a Hurts Donut and hitting each other on the arm. Good times!

[Zoe]

My daughter and I love our walks around our small town at night.... It's also a good excuse to get ice cream and to try and stay in shape while pregnant.