After that, we went to Cape May Point State Park.
We walked on the red trail, which started out through cedar trees.
Our first nature encounter - a snake. I don't think we would've seen it if it weren't for the people that were standing there taking a picture as we approached.
A view of the lighthouse from the trail.
Next sighting - a frog- again pointed out by other people.
Then we saw a bunny (not anything very unusual since we frequently see them in our backyard).
Someone was a little energetic- very impressive considering he was up almost 3 hours past his bedtime last night and only slept in 15 minutes later than usual.
A swan - we saw many of these- mostly from pretty far away, but they looked huge even from far away.
Another view of the lighthouse.
Some ducks.
Our trail went along side the beach so we detoured on the sand for a while. This is Rudy post-somersault.
After the trail we headed to the mall area for dinner.
Th Ugly Mug Fries- with white sauce and crab- we didn't leave any.
Someone has recently discovered he loves crab meat. A good and bad for us since now we have to share things like this with him!
After dinner we did a little shopping - we'd been looking for a visor for Rudy ( he complains that caps are too hot) and found this one that fit him perfectly. We also found a book store (seems like they are rarer all the time). None of us can resist a book store so we wandered in. Rudy has recently been getting an allowance and we have been trying to make him understand money and costs more. Last night at the baseball game he saw things he wanted to buy and I told him he could if h wanted to use his money. He quickly decided he didn't want to. Today in the book store he found a Sta Wars book he wanted. Again I told him he could if he used his money. His immediate response: "Sure, it's just money." I love that he didn't want to spend it on toys but didn't flinch at spending it on a book!
Last, we had ice cream (mmm Ben & Jerry's), and while Paul and I finished ours, Rudy found a place to perch and read.
All the excitement from last night and tonight caught up with Rudy, because about 15 minutes into our ride home, he was fast asleep. (of course now, at 9:30 p.m. he is still upstairs, wide awake, sneaking toys - it's going to be a long week!).
