As last year's Christmas/Birthday present, Nana and Papa wanted to take Toe to Enchanted Forest. Between J's work and rehearsal schedules for three of the five of us, it has been difficult to schedule, but last weekend, we were able to make the trek to Salem and share a delightful experience. It was the first visit for both Toe and J. We borrowed my mom's van so we could all ride together and had great conversations on the way down and back.
I had not realized that the Enchanted Forest was the vision of one man, Roger Tofte, who purchased the land and built the Storybook area in his free time over the course of seven years. It is still a family operation. Pretty amazing (for more information, go to www.enchantedforest.com).
There was much more hiking than I had remembered. A beautiful, cool walk on a warm valley day. And even though there were many people there, the trails allowed you to feel like you were out in the woods with only a few other people.
Everything in the Storybook area looked freshly painted. Beautiful.
J went on the rides with Toe and Nana, Papa, and I watched and talked.
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| The "Frog Hopper" |
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| Panning for treasure |
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| The hissing snake |
We went until we were all tired. Toe passed out in the car on the way home but revived when we stopped for dinner. It was just a perfect day: good friends, a great adventure, Grandparent time, all of us together. Thank you, Nana and Papa for such a great day!
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