Play Day

After having a very busy week, I decided my first priority today was to play with my children. Yesterday the four of us stopped by the bay in Colchester for a creemie. Sam enjoyed chasing birds and watching boats. "Mommy, we go for ride in boat?" Oh jeez, we don't have a boat, we can't even swim! So today, Sam, Mae and I went to the islands for some cheap entertainment. We started with the Grand Isle Fish Hatchery. I've always loved going to those, most of them have a little gumball type machine with fish food to toss in the water. Of course last time I went it took nickels, so I brought a roll of them. Now the machine takes quarters. I scrounged up a few in my purse and we all enjoyed watching the feeding frenzy. Then we crossed to road to the ferry dock and bought a walk on, round trip ticket. The trip is 12 minutes each way. It was a gorgeous day on Lake Champlain. I experienced it through the eyes of an energetic, confident, curious three year old with a delightful, giggling 16 month old in my backpack. Definitely made the right decision when I woke up this morning.