A hike with Melina

We went on a little "hike" today in Forest Park with Melina. It was the first time she's actually walked most of the way herself. It was very muddy, but she was wearing her ladybug rubber boots and maneuvered through the mud like an expert - until she tripped and fell full-length and we had to carry her back to the car. She didn't complain, though. Her main interest was in finding "baby snakes" (earthworms). We found one at the beginning of the hike, and she was pretty intent on finding another one, but we never did. Oh well; there should be no shortage of baby snakes on the sidewalk after the rain we're having. By the way, she also calls shaved carrots "snakes."