Recently
my oldest son had the day off of school so I scheduled the day off of work so
that we could spend the day together. Turns out it was a beautiful May day with
highs in the upper 60’s! We started our day off with breakfast at Bob Evan’s
with my parents (aka Grandma & Papa). It’s always nice to go out to
breakfast since we rarely get to unless we are traveling or celebrating an
event. I am always amazed though, how many people are actually out for
breakfast on a weekday. We had to wait about 10 minutes for a table!
Our next
stop was the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. My kids love this place and
I love it too! The best part is that it is FREE! The kids get to see all kinds
of animals, turtles, snakes, lizards, and fish in the indoor exhibits. The
outdoor exhibits include ducks, geese, skunks, hawks, bunnies, deer, turkeys,
and a fox. The place is not huge, but a great place to spend about 2 hours.
This is perfect, in my book! It is definitely geared towards little kids, so
once mine get a little older, they probably won’t want to go here
anymore.
Our
adventure continued with a picnic by the lake. We were less than a mile from
Lake Erie, so we found a nice picnic table at the Huntington Reservation and had
a picnic lunch. It was more of a picnic snack since we had such a big
breakfast, but it was an amazing day to enjoy outside. After we finished eating
we ventured down to the lake. They wanted to swim and play in the sand, but it
was a bit cold for that (although there were some sun bathers when we were
there). They were fine with climbing on the rocks and throwing rocks and sticks
in the water.
Our day
ended by taking the long way home (aka no highways). We had to make a stop at a
meat market to pick up some baby back ribs and then took a quick look at the
house I grew up in as a kid. My oldest son loves to see things like that. He
was really interested in what that house looks like since my parents no longer
live there.
All in
all a great day to spend with my boys!
