Nature Center and Water Fun

It's only day 2 of our summer vacation, but we're already packing in the fun activities.  This morning we made our way to the Chattahoochee Nature Center with some of our playgroup friends. None of us had ever been there and we weren't exactly sure what to expect, but it was an educational and entertaining morning.  The kids got to see all sorts of animals and birds including snakes, turtles, fish, owls, hawks, and even two bald eagles.  

The little kids checking out the snakes and an owl

The "big" kids were all about the maps.  You should have seen them as they were "reading" the maps to us, pointing us in the right direction, and telling us all sorts of interesting facts.

While the gang had fun seeing the animals, wildlife, and nature, I think they had the most fun playing in the little log cabin that was on the property.  We spent at least 30 minutes there as they all took on all sorts of different family roles, made a pretend campfire and even pretended to roast marshmallows and make s'mores with the bark Handley found to look like graham crackers.  :-)

This afternoon we stayed cool in the heat with some water fun at our playgroup this afternoon.  Christy had a slip-n-slide, a kiddie pool and a water table set up for the kids to enjoy.  It was the first time Handley and Harper got to try out a slip-n-slide and they had so much fun!