It's a hike, not a park

A boy and his best friend
A girl and her best friend

We took the kids to a nearby park/ hike and bike trail last Sunday. A friend said that there was a nice patch of bluebonnets to take pictures in. So I made the mistake of telling Drew that we were going to a park. He was expecting to see swings and slides and didn't appreciate that we were outdoors and he could run and be loud and all those things that I seem to always be telling my active, 4 year old not to do. He pitched a little fit and kept asking to go to the park. It was late in the day and we weren't going to another park. Later this week, Brett took him back there to fly an airplane and Drew came in telling me about all the fun he had on the hike. So it just goes to show you how the wording can really make a child happy. Drew loved it as a hiking place, hated it as a park!