Look at us! We're exploring!

This whole stay-at-home thing has been understandably difficult and necessary. We all know that. But last week, Illinois began opening some of its parks and we decided we would take time to visit a few!

Last week we drove south to Shawnee National Forest and visited Giant City. It is beautiful, fun, and the boys had an absolute blast!

Of Course Donny says the rocks stacked in the river are a sign of a certain creature with large feet. I just roll my eyes.

One of my favorite unplanned moments of this trip was Colby's reaction. He wasn't excited about going at all but once we got there, he did this.

After doing some research and using an app called All Trails, we decided to drive south to Shawnee again but this time to Garden of the Gods where we hiked Camel Rock and Indian Point trails.

After completing our two hikes, we ventured off to find the Garden of the Gods Outpost complete with, you guessed it, a Bigfoot Statue.

We have laughed and enjoyed these "adventures" and are looking forward to making this a regular thing we do together, even after life resumes its new normal.

Get out there and explore, friends! Just don't forget to wash your hands.