Recently, Barry and I have been discussing our commitment to making sure our family maintains a healthy, active lifestyle. We both grew up spending lots of time outdoors, playing sports and enjoying nature, and it's important to us that our kids do also. This is part of the reason we (a bit impulsively) bought a camper last fall...so far we've been on only two camping trips with the kids, but they were two of the most memorable weekends we've had as a family and I'm looking forward to many more in the years to come.
It's hard, though, to find ways to spend time outdoors on a day-to-day basis when you live in the city. It's always a struggle. We do walk our neighborhood a lot, but, well, we pretty much live in an office park, and the route gets old...so we're always looking for other options. Last week, it occurred to me that we haven't been to one of our favorite Nashville spots since Eleanor was born. Radnor Lake is a state-owned and run natural area and wildlife refuge, and it is a treasure. Barry and I used to go there some before the kids were born, but I think we had been a grand total of twice since Henry joined the family. Until this week. The kids and I loaded up after breakfast on Monday and spent an hour and a half walking the main road...we went back today and spent two hours and even branched out onto one of the trails. The kids LOVE it, and I am really looking forward to spending more time there this spring and summer.
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