Beckett-Mama ADK trip Day 1

I invited each of the kids to choose a location to have a special one-on-one trip with me. Beckett was the first to choose, so his trip was scheduled first. He asked to go camping and hiking. When I first scheduled it, in June, we had to postpone because Joan had a surgery I needed to accompany her to. We rescheduled to August 17-19, unaware that several hurricanes would be approaching and would join to create a monster rain storm. Nevertheless we persisted. The views and vistas were unfortunately poor, but the company was A+.

Mt. Arab Fire Tower hike.

The Wild Center, Tupper Lake.

 

Great Escape

 

Impromptu dinner on the lake on the way back to Syracuse.

Soccer camp in Lansing was hot and hard work and the most soccer the kids have ever done but it was a good week.

Reed's "horse camp" (i.e. 20 minutes of highly supervised brushing of a horse)

 

Our one, and sadly it appears ONLY, trip to Thunder Island this summer. A tragedy shut down the park shortly after we went (and bought season passes). A few happy moments of mini golf before everyone went completely APE and we had to confiscate putters and balls and quit.

 

Another Museum of Play trip--Olympics edition

 

Zoo trip with friends Artie and Iris

Spontaneous Freeville playground stop on the way from Ithaca to home