Catskill Farm Animal Sanctuary

In August we went to the Catskill Farm Animal Sanctuary.  The farm provides a second chance home for farm animals suffering abuse or heading to slaughter.  It was a wonderful experience (though a bit heavy handed in their message) to visit the farm.  We went out for a wonderful lunch in Woodstock, NY afterward and stopped at a vegetable/fruit stand on our way home.

North-South Lake

We went camping at North-South Lake again in July.  Compared to last year, we didn't take very many pictures, but that's probably because Charlie kept us so busy!  The weather was great and we didn't see any bears!

Ice Cube Painting

In July it was so hot!  We were finding new and interesting ways to keep cool and I found and idea that we couldn't pass up!  Ice cube painting!  We put a few drops of food coloring into water in ice cube trays.  We froze them and then when they were frozen, we had a blast!

Strawberry Picking

Charlie's Aunt Cara and I took him strawberry picking at Indian Ladder Farms.  He had a really nice time and was overall a pretty decent berry picker (for being 2).  When he got bored he found a nice crack in one of the hoses they used to water the strawberries and played in that until we were done (and he was soaked).

First Camping Trip of the Summer

We went to North-South Lake in June for our first camping trip of the summer.  We went down Friday night, and ended up bailing Saturday morning when we awoke to puddles in our tent!  Overall, it was... an experience.  But Charlie had a blast, and that made it ok!

Partridge Run

There is a nice, big tract of state land with some nice trails not too far from my parents'.  We went up there in June to take a nice walk- Loki even came along!  Charlie fell asleep on the way, but when he woke up, he was recharged and ready to go!

The "New Playground"

We took Charlie to the Elm Avenue Park and he just loves the playground there.  Because we had been going to another playground more regularly, he refers to this one as the "new playground."