I know you were all waiting for the blog entry about Henry's book- (which is titled "Butts" spelled "BUS" by the way)- but we had a pretty exciting morning.
I took the kids back to the River Trail nature center, which we hadn't visited for a long time.
Did you know bald eagles snore?
Anyway, we had a great time.
They have totally redone their learning center, with a room dedicated to kids and it's awesome.
It is my new favorite place. In this photo Clara's choosing a book and Henry's making a spider web.
This is an accurately-sized bald eagle nest with a fox den underneath. Both are full of cushions and books about animals.
But here's our favorite guy: Ranger Brian. We asked him a couple questions about the skunk, like "when should we come so we can actually see it?" and he took us outside for an up-close encounter.
A field-trip that he had to lead happened to be there as well, but Ranger Brian gave some special attention to Henry.
And he let him pet the skunks tail!! Oh my god!!!! This is the best photo I have, but just look at Henry's face!
Of course there's all the typical indoor animal stuff as well- fish and snakes and a little kestrel.
And a table full of antlers and bones and stuff to touch.
This last picture is for Grandpa Bill...we thought this might be a fun project for you! It was tic-tac-toe on a stump with acorns and leaves wood-burned onto the discs for the x's and o's.
Next time you come to visit there is a high likelihood that we will take you to this nature center.
And s'mores making.
And fishing.
And we went to a wildlife park where you could pet all sorts of animals.
They also had an olde tyme towne with a jail in it. The kids became experts at yelling "Let me outta here!!!"
They also got to pan for gold and sit in a teepee.
We visited the Winter Greenhouse which had this beautiful garden.
We took a little paddle.
And Clara was always very good about wearing her safety gear. Also, note the binoculars.
Thanks for another great week, D&K!
