Thursday, July 22, 2010

Stay-cation

We had a great vacation in the Madison-area. We enjoyed BB Clark beach, which is walking distance from our house on Lake Monona.

On Tuesday we had a blast at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison. We rode our bikes and chariot on a perfect afternoon, and we started with a picnic at Vilas park.

Linden is very interested in identifying body parts these days. He pointed out the gorilla's nose.

After identifying these drawings as "cats", he showed us their noses too.

Linden is craning his neck around the bars and trying to see the animals in this area.

After the zoo, we biked to The Terrace for ice cream or beer. I don't remember what Linden is pointing out from this perch high above the crowd.

On Wednesday we hiked at Devil's Lake. Literally, hiked... I was expecting an easy walk around the lake on paved paths. No, no. Scott led us up to the top of cliffs with Linden in the Ergo on his back.
After a picnic, we swam in Devil's Lake. Linden walked in up to his elbows and blew bubbles with us. He's still not very excited about going under water. The highlight for me was a root-beer float.

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