Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

We picked up a membership at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History at my school's annual auction.

Last week was our first trip out there. We checked out the museum, with it's aquarium section, first, but what the Kiddo really loved was the bird watching room. They have big windows with a view out to the marsh, bird feeders set up nearby and a live camera feed to an osprey nest.

Kiddo had fun using the binoculars and watching the mama osprey and her hatchlings on the monitor.

We saw red winged blackbirds and cardinals at the feeders, plus lots of chipmunks.

After spending some time in the museum, we went walking on one of the trails, crossing the marsh on a boardwalk to Wing's Island. We walked through a nice mix of terrain including marsh, woods, hills, and beach.

Summer 2012 Begins: Chowdafest in Hyannis

So... um... Today is Fathers' Day (wishing a happy day to all the Dads out there!), and when I logged onto this blog, I discovered that the last entry was from, well, Fathers' Day last year.

I'm going to try to do better than that.

Anyway, it's been a good year.

Last Sunday was, in some ways, the traditional kickoff of the summer season here at Ogremoot. My school had their graduation the day before, which was the last event I was required to attend. At that point, my remaining duties consisted of straightening up my room and turning in my grades (which, as of this writing, both got done on time, so I am officially done with work for the summer!).

The day after graduation, last Sunday, was the WCOD Chowderfest in Hyannis.

So off we went to the Melody Tent to sample some chowda!

Here are Gynn, Miranda, and the Kiddo, and a shot of the Kiddo enjoying some chowda!

This year's entertainment was by Cape African Drum and Dance, who put on a great show!

 

We've had a few other summer adventures this week. I'll be catching up on those and getting to some writing talk soon! I promise not to wait until NEXT Father's Day for another entry!

Now off to go spend the afternoon with my Dad!

Scenic Train Ride For Father's Day

We recently took a ride on the Cape Cod Central Railroad, taking advantage of a "Dads Ride Free" special on Fathers Day.

We departed from Hyannis Station.

All aboard! My son stands in line to get on the train.

The train soon headed out of the yard, passing old train cars and locomotives.

The trip took us through the towns of Barnstable, Sandwich, and Bourne. We passed salt marshes.

And cranberry bogs.

Until finally we rode alongside the Cape Cod Canal and under the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges.

This was a great treat for Fathers Day, and a wonderful way to see the scenery from a different point of view than you get on the roads.

Opening Night

It's been a while since I've given this blog much attention, but with the school year finally done (Graduation begins in about an hour, and then I just need to turn in my advisor comments on Monday), I'm hoping to get back to posting on a regular basis.

Last night is what I will consider the first of my summer adventures with the Kiddo. It was opening night for the Cape Cod Baseball League.

I had to work a school function until about 7 PM, so we went out to one of the two night games and stayed out past Kiddo's bedtime as a beginning of summer treat.

We drove out to Orleans and saw the Orleans Firebirds take on the Harwich Mariners.


The Firebirds ended up winning this one 2-0.

Cape Cod Baseball League features many of the top college players in the USA. Last year over 200 active MLB players were Cape League alumni.


The Kiddo had a great time watching the game and munching popcorn.



The summer has arrived! Lots more adventures to come!

Putting Words Together

Good news: This morning I woke to hear the Kiddo in his crib speak his longest and most complex sentence ever!

Bad news: The sentence was...

"BIG cat poop, right down there!"

Kiddo Has Favorites!

I haven't had much time to post to this blog lately. Hopefully it will be back in full swing in the summer.

In the meantime, the Kiddo has opinions now! And favorites! Here are some (at the moment, of course):

Favorite Food: "Mac Cheese!" (Macaroni & Cheese; he asks for it every time there's even a hint that we're taking him to a restaurant).

Beverage of Choice: "App Juice!" (Apple juice, a request that typically follows close on the heels of the request for "mac cheese").

Favorite Character: Thomas the Tank Engine.

Favorite Song: "Boo Time" by Moxy Fruvous. Really! He requests this every time we get in the car now!

Favorite Cat: Riley. Okay, this is probably because she's the only one who doesn't run away from him at first sight.

That's it for now. Hopefully will post some pictures sometime soon!

Pop!

Kiddo's favorite word these days is "Pop!".

On the way home, from errands tonight, he kept yelling "Pop!" from the back seat.

So I started responding with things that follow "Pop!" Here's what I came up with:

-music

-sicle

-culture

-Snap and Crackle,

-corn

-rocks

-py Z. Brite

-pas and Mommas

-a-matic bubble

Another popular car game today was Kiddo screams at the top of his lungs and I respond with "Eep!". Kiddo then laughs like this is the funniest thing in the history of the universe.

Which it may be.