Boating on Cottage Lake!

We had such fun today going out in a paddle boat!  Before we went out in the boat we talked about boat safety. We learned that you don't stand up in a boat and you don't make any sudden movements.  Also, that you don't jump from the boat into the water-at least not when the water is cold!  We all put on life vests-even Maddie the Monkey!  We paddled by geese and male and female mallard ducks.  We saw a cormorant spread its wings to dry them in the sun.  We played "eye spy" and saw the pink flowers on a flowering fruit tree.  We paddled all the way to the park and got to play on the playground for a while before we headed back for a snack of hard boiled eggs and popcorn.  One of the moms noticed that if you put the egg in the middle of a bowl of popcorn it looks like a nest.  Very cool!  We read 2 books, Pelle's New Suit about a boy in the spring, shearing a sheep to get wool for a new suit.  And also Seasons,  a book with gorgeous paintings about the seasons.   We all had such fun today on a Tiny Treks Excursion!