a last day of summer

Wednesday, Grace didn't have school because of the kindergarten orientation schedule. We took advantage of our new found health, beautiful weather and day off to get out.

I took the girls to Drumlin Farm. It's usually the same old, same old, but it is always a fun place to go and at least a change of scenery. We got lucky this time though. The baby piglets were just born last week, so we got to see them before they got too big. They get really big and not so cute, really fast. We went on our standard hay ride and made the rounds of the farm. It was totally great. Then, we had a lunch out at McDonald's. I hate McDonald's, but the kids love it and they had lots of fun. We also ran a bunch of errands for daddy. He left this morning on a manly adventure to row across Lake Placid, do an overnight backpack trip, and bobsled at the Olympic park. Hopefully, he will blog about that.

Then, to finish up our outing, we went to the town library to claim our summer reading prizes. The kids did great and listened to over 50 books this summer, including several big chapter books. We're reading The Trumpet of the Swan right now. It has been very exciting because we have 2 swan who come to visit in the spring and fall and they are back. They were out on the river right in front of our house a couple nights ago.Bye Bye summer...