Corbett's Glen

Went on a hike yesterday to a nearby park we'd never been to before, called Corbett's Glen. The trails aren't terribly long, but it's pleasant, and at the far end is a little river (or wide creek) which tumbles down a small waterfall after winding through a tunnel and under a bridge or two.

Sam and I had a great time there. There are some gullies to be traversed, and given how slippery the snow was Sam decided just to slide down on his rear end.

On the way in to the park Sam ran most of the way. He's big enough that I can't keep up just by walking fast, so we both got some good exercise.

This park has a couple of house within its borders. I think at least one of them belongs to a caretaker. Several years ago I had a summer student, Brandon Corbett, who lived in one of these houses. He had two dads and one mom, because the mom was unable to make up her mind---so they all lived together. They couldn't figure out what to name Brandon, so they named him after the park. Weird people.

A good weekend was had by all. Great to have mommy back. She was supposed to fly in to Rochester at 12:35 pm Saturday. She called Sat morning to say that they'd overbooked the flight and would put her on a later one, giving her a voucher. Without trace of shame, they also told her there weren't any more Rochester flights on Saturday!

Susan persisted and got them to fly her to Buffalo. So Sam and I quickly hopped in the car and raced 1.25 hrs to Buffalo, picking her up at 1:25. Could have been worse!

And Susan's discovered she can keep Sam busy just by printing out a stack of mazes from the internet. It's a great way to keep him occupied. :-)

On a different note, Sam continues to enjoy Mary Cok's Sunday school class. She is great with the kids. Even at this young age, they are memorizing Scripture (something I didn't do til I fell in with those Xenos extremists in high school!). The passage he's currently working on is Ps 100:1-3:

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
² Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.

Know that the Lord is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

He really does have a good memory. He just rattles it off; I can't remember it all!

In other news, Sam successfully multiplied 5x2 the other day. And, for the first time, he didn't just count fingers to do it!

Now we just need to hide the tape he got from the library of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Sigh.