Blog about the bog

It was such a nice day that we decided it was time for Gavin to have his first trip to the Volo Bog.  We had went there in the last few days of Erin's pregnancy to try and "start things" and thought it was a pretty cool place.  There's a half mile floating boardwalk through Illinois' only quaking bog with an open water center (yeah we grabbed a brochure).

Here's some pics from the trip.

Gavin "Bjorning" in the parking lot... not quite sure about this bog thing.

Gavin deciding this just might be okay... I mean there's frogs and dogs and logs in the bog.

The 1/2 mile boardwalk... much easier to walk with the baby on the outside.

Mommy and baby watching the geese and the beavers. (Daddy not getting them in the shot)

It's November and everythings dying.. Daddy thinks it makes it easier to see the bodies that obviously have been tossed in the bog throughout the summer.  Gavin really liked the splashing and the russle of the grass and leaves.

Gratuitous cute baby in a hat shot.

Family bog shot.

As the sun sets Gavin decides the bog is a pretty cool place.