A week ago, our family went up to New York for a vacation as well as to celebrate Peter's younger sister's wedding. We sort of planned activities as we went along which worked out great. Luckily the weather was wonderful which allowed for us to spend lots of time outdoors. Our first stop was the South Shore Nature Center. I think it was special for the boys to visit a place that their daddy had gone to as a little boy himself. We had such a wonderful time (as we always do when we are exploring outside!)
a beautiful butterfly garden
wild animals emerging from the woods (they got pretty up close to a deer!)
handsome dude
a wigwam demonstrating the housing built by the Native Americans that lived on Long Island (very appropriate for our upcoming third grade year!)
Inside- architect daddy pointing out all the details
mossy carpet
catching lily pads
such a beautiful pond with several wood duck nesting boxes and lots of lily pads
the guys
one of two large snapping turtles we spotted along the trail
one of the trails we walked was made of a boardwalk. The reeds on either side were pretty tall and made such a beautiful sound in the breeze. The boys loved running ahead and then coming back to us. It felt sort of like a maze to them.
fallen trees make great balance beams
another deer we spotted on the way back to the car
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