Friday, October 15, 2010

Walk in the Woods

Uncle Bill and Aunt Patty's homeowners' association allows them access to a rocky beach packed with clams and oysters.

Cora had a great time collecting shells and small stones, once she got over the fact that "going to the beach" doesn't always mean playing in the water in swimsuits.

Uncle Bill cracked open an oyster and a clam, and Violet got a good sniff. Cora didn't want to get that close.

He also turned over logs, and we found spiders, beetles and a mouse nest. That's great stuff when you're three!

We then took a nice walk in the woods, and checked out huge mushrooms and toadstools.

Stace found a new trick for getting Cora to better cooperate with photos, too. If he allows or instructs us all to be silly for a couple of shots, she'll usually then acquiesce to smiling nicely for another photo.

This came after another photo struggle, in which Cora at first kept sticking her tongue out, and after a stern talking-to, smiled nicely, with her eyes shut.

Later, she found a giant leaf and played peekaboo with Violet.

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