"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in
its net of wonder forever."—Jacques Cousteau

May 20-22 Hattie's Visit

“Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.” – Lois Wyse

This will be Hattie's last May visit...she starts kindergarten in the fall. She's so excited and so ready. We love these one on one visits with the Grands. We have a chance to really get to know them. Hattie has grown up so much in the last three years, she's smart, energetic and she says the funniest things. We were entertained the whole visit.

On our way to the lake.
Hattie knows how to make the trip shorter...take a nap.
We stayed busy the whole time she was with us. The first day we ran to the store to stock up on all Hattie's favorites, then she helped Stan bring our little boat from winter storage to the marina. The rest of the day was filled with riding bikes, dancing, climbing rocks and making new friends with marina dogs.

Captain Hattie
She had so much fun riding around the parking lot.
There are so many people and dogs to meet at the marina.
Hattie dancing to her own music...she was putting on a show for us.
Our second day was beautiful so we spent time at Taughannock Falls State Park. We played on the playground and along the lake...looking for treasures. Then enjoyed a picnic before coming back to the boat for a little rest and riding bikes again. After dinner we went out for ice cream. We also stopped and checked out Taughannock Falls. She was very impressed.

Hattie had fun looking at all kinds of treasures...shells, sea glass and jewelry.
Hattie loves to climb...she's a really mountain goat.
Lunch at the park on the lake.
Summer means ice cream and that also means sprinkles for Hattie.
More things to climb on.
A visit to Taughannoock Falls.
Our last morning was spent at the Ithaca Children's Garden. She really had fun climbing, swinging and exploring. Our tradition is to stop for lunch and the way home at the Jolly Trolley in Dushore. It breaks up the trip and it's a fun place to eat.

Fun at the Children's Garden.
Playing school
Lunch at Jolly Trolley.

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