Yesterday we spent the day petting sting rays at the museum right across from Stuart Beach (because it's been way to cold to be on the beach). The kids had a blast feeding the rays and socializing with them. 
We also went on a mile long nature hike to the Indian River estuary area and the kids (and Nathan the big kid) asked so many good questions and we learned so many new facts about wildlife and plants of Florida. We even got up close and personal with the black mangrove tree, which sweats salt out of it's leaves. Yum?
The kids loved the touch tank, and since we were pretty much the only people there yesterday, they got to ask so many questions. The volunteers at the center were impressed at our kid's attention spans. They must get their love for nature and love for learning from Nathan! It's cute to me because Boaz can remember all kinds of crazy facts, but not the names of the creatures he's learning about. He keeps telling me things about the "shoe fish" (horse shoe crab) and the "sea swimmer" (sea horse).
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Who is that girl with the cute new hair cut??? Can't wait to see you all and hear about all your wonderful adventures!
Grandma
Wow, this trip went fast! We are home already...back in the cold!
I had to laugh at Boaz's terms for sea creatures. It reminds of Amanda. When she was younger, she was convinced that her nightgown was called a "nightengale." Do you think she may have watched Cinderella one too many times? "Sing sweet nightengale, sing sweet nightengale, la la la la la la la..." Yeah. We'd get Amanda's PJ's out and she'd be all sad and start crying and say, "I want to wear my nightengale!"
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