WW: Hummel Park Birthday Party {Linky}

Isaak had his friend birthday party this weekend at Hummel Park. It was super fun! The only downside is that I wasn't specific enough in letting people know it was at the Nature Center. We had some people get lost. We even put a sign up, but they somehow missed it's bright red lettering.

Isaak got to pick 3 things to do. He picked:

• A Scavenger Hunt
• Making S'mores 
• Archery

If that wasn't enough sugar we went back to sing Happy Birthday, and ate brownies.

It's fun watching kids shoot an arrow. They have their game face on. They get really serious, but most of the time miss altogether. A few kids couldn't stop smiling even though they missed every time. Isaak, Mica, my nephews Evan and Elijah have been to Hummel Day Camp different years. This wasn't their first time shooting. They mostly hit the target.

Isaak's game face:

Mica's game face:

My nephew Elijah is super competitive, so he really gets into shooting.

 My nephew Evan really wanted to get a bullseye, but it didn't happen.

At the end we waited, and waited for parents to come pick up their kids. Since we were just waiting and waiting, we decided to go pay the park birds a visit. This is really exciting for kids that live in the city. The boys gave all the turkey's a school title.

Meet Mr. Principle

Check out his feet. He looked the smartest with all his colors. He kept hiding in his office.

Meet Mr. Bus Driver

I guess they titled him bus driver because he was always on the move. Bus drivers are often males.

Meet Mrs. Cafeteria Cook

She just looked like a cook the boys said.

Meet one of the Students

There was a lot of them.

The boys enjoyed passing the time this way. 

If I had this party over again I'd be more specific about where it was at in the park. I just assumed people would go to the Nature Center because it's the main office at the park. Assuming isn't the best thing to do. I'd make the party for a 1/2 hour earlier than the party actually started. That's about how long we waited for different people to get there. I'd tack on an hour of us just hiking with the kids on our own. I know they would have enjoyed that. 

What's the most interesting party you've attended, or given?

 

Hummel Park

A few weekends ago we went hiking. It's kind of sad to hike right now because everything is still brown. There is hardly any leaves on trees yet. It was still fun!

When things look brown they look more aged, and prehistoric. That's a good thing. 

I got some photos of Isaak, but Mica was running the whole time.

Nature Around Nebraska Right Now

Tree bark

An old mossy log

No log at all - It decomposed

This looked like a shark tail sticking out of the ground to me

A hut that the kids built the year before at camp

Do you like to go hiking?

WW: Hummel Park {Linky}

This last weekend we made the trip to Hummel Park. They had hay rack rides, crafts, hiking all for free. The only cost was the $2 pie pumpkins.

Wild Turkeys greeted us as we entered the park.

Our hay rack ride. 

The pumpkins the boys picked out. Isaak painted his. Mica wants his untouched, and turned into a pumpkin pie. Isaak said, "Maybe mine can turn into pumpkin soup." Funny because last year I made pumpkin soup, and he wouldn't touch it.

 They have a pretty stream by their clubhouse.

 Below is while we were waiting for my sister's family to get done painting pumpkins. That's my nephew Emerson, the boy's cousin. He loves kisses.

Isaak enjoyed the tire swing.

Mica enjoyed this tree tunnel.

All of my boys staring at Nebraska corn.

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Tree of Knowledge

This weekend we went to Hummel Park. It was a beautiful day! Kind of cool in the morning, then got warmer as the day went on. The leaves are just starting to change colors here a some trees. There are certainly leaves on the ground to crunch beneath my feet.

I saw this tree and fell in love with it. It looks straight out of a Doctor Seuss' book. I think I took just as many pictures of this tree as I did everything. Else. Everything else will be my Wordless Wednesday this week.

If you happen to know what kind of tree this is let me know in the comments. I wouldn't want one in my front yard because it's so big, but my backyard is another story.

What kind of trees do you like?

This tree had a funky pod that hung all over it. It reminded me of ice cycles.

The photo below looked like 1/2 a heart.  

This is my favorite shot! The lighting was so pretty!

Doesn't it look like it belongs in a Doctor Seuss book?

Right below it was a butterfly just hanging out.