Monday, June 7, 2010

a day in the wild

On Saturday we took the kids to Pleasant Valley, a local wildlife sanctuary that was having a family adventure day.

we walked the trails  

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don’t get to close…its a snapping turtle!

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all was well with the turtles, frogs and fish

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until I saw this….and in an instant there are so many thoughts running through my head…aaahhhhh a snake! or lets get out of here!!!  and then I remember that i am a mom and i need to put on my brave face because if they know i am afraid they will soon be afraid and then up all night because they are having bad dreams about snakes…so what i really said was, “lets move right along and get out of Mr. Snake’s way!”  click click..a couple pictures first and then i was quickly moving down the path.

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they had a local musician singing with the kids…the same musician we stalked one summer to every event he played at….so Caroline knows the words to every song he sings!

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and they also had a puppet show with this crazy guy…he was hysterical! and of course Caroline had to be part of the show!

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one of those days that make me smile….with the whole family, enjoying the outdoors, discovering a wonderful place close to home that we can’t wait to visit again, and a place that doesn’t cost us a fortune to spend a couple of hours exploring.

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