Monday, Brian’s day off, found us needing to get out… not the malls, no errands… but nature. It was great. I’ve been reading a lot of Charlotte Mason stuff and nature studies are a big thing in her method. I’m loving it. Plus boys need to spread their wings and run and be free. We layered up and headed to Charleston Falls. It was so beautiful and I couldn’t believe such a place is right around the corner from us.

Noah brought his nature notebook, field guide and magnifying glass. He thought he was pretty cool. Sam brought his bug case… we kept explaining to him that the bugs aren’t out… they’re either dead or hibernating. It didn’t sink in. The last picture is Sam at the end of the trip realizing “there are not any bugs”.