Our Summer of 2011

Beginning our school year this coming Monday is forcing me to look over our very, very busy summer. I can think of many educational activities we did with the kids.

Zoos that we visited include, of course the Erie Zoo, as well as the Lehigh Valley Zoo, the Nashville Zoo and as posted previously, the Cleveland Zoo. The kids also enjoyed going to the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, the Presque Isle Beach and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. Other activities include their first visit to the Atlantic Ocean, reading the bible together, swimming in pools, playing at the park, doing random school activities and doing crafts. I'm sure there are things that I am missing but you get the point. We've been busy!

On top of all of those activities, one of the most important things that we did was spending time as a family as well as spending time with several members of our extended family.  To end this post I'll share photos from throughout our summer. Enjoy!

Caves that are naturally air conditioned. You could feel the cold air coming from them.

At the Lehigh Valley Zoo.

Spending time with my sister and her family again, this time at the Lehigh Valley Zoo.

Getting ice cream where my niece, Alexis, works.

Visiting with old friend, Melissa and her family in TN.

Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN with my sister and her family plus two.

Our kids at the Opryland Hotel.

We were at the Jersey Shore and found a grasshopper.

Benjamin's turn to hold the grasshopper.

Playing on the beach at the Jersey shore.

Learning time and numbers. Please excuse the jammies and messy hair :).

Playing a Smurfs Dance game for wii.