The Bug Squad Goes on a Nature Walk

Yesterday was the first official day of our summer break (since it was the first weekday since school ended). I have discovered that I am quite excited about the summer adventures that await us. That being said, I am afraid our first official day of summer break did not start off with great excitement. Clare had a doctor's appointment at 9 a.m. So everyone had to get up as if it were a school morning and poor Clare had three shots and a finger prick.

But things got better. The girls have been playing Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad since Friday when we checked the book out of the library. Clare discovered the Ladybug Girl books at school this Spring and we have enjoyed the discovery so much. After all, Ladybug Girl "can do anything." Since she discovered the books, Clare gets to be Ladybug Girl and Meg plays the role of Kiki the Butterfly Girl. I decided to channel that bug squad energy into a nature walk at Long Branch Nature Center.

I found some great nature walk guide sheets on Pinterest (you can see some of the other nature checklists I pinned and plan to use). Clare, in particular, enjoyed checking off things she found on the nature walk (and as you can see, she was still dressed as Ladybug Girl on the walk).

In true Ladybug Girl and Butterfly Girl fashion, my little bug squad climbed rocks and braved the stream water. However Ladybug Girl did spend quite a bit of time complaining that she couldn't walk because her legs ached from her immunizations earlier in the day.

Still, Ladybug Girl fought through her pain and climbed this high mountain (okay, just a bunch of rocks piled on top of each other, but impressive nonetheless).

It was a small adventure, but I am so glad we did something on our first official day of summer break. On a side note, a dear friend of mine has begun her own blog that I highly recommend: Holiness in the Ordinary.