Friday, July 24, 2020

Chase and Nanaw had their first summertime adventure on Friday. Instead of school, they went on a field trip. They went to Powder Valley, taking along Chase's guys plus snacks and drinks and wearing their masks. When they got there, they saw porta-potties and a handwashing station. Then on the way in, they saw that the big climbable frog at the front of the building was missing. The lady at the desk said they'd moved the frog into the auditorium and that he was wearing a mask. The lady at the desk had Nanaw sign in; then she gave Chase a children's magazine and a calendar. Chase brought along his bag of stuffed animals and enjoyed showing them around. As they walked around, they discovered that at least half of the displays and exhibits were closed. Chase wanted to spend a lot of time at the bug display. He and Nanaw played I Spy with the bug display. Nanaw had made a scavenger hunt for them to do; this was a good thing because the regular scavenger hunt and pencils weren't available. Some of the things on Nanaw's scavenger hunt were in the closed displays so they couldn't check them off. It was a wonderful visit, with Chase getting more engaged with the displays than ever before. In the evening, Chase wanted Daddy to bring the TV outside so he could watch the baseball game while playing in his swimming pool.