Leslie Science and Nature Center

We have a fun group here that plans weekly (free!) outings for moms with kids that aren't in school yet.  We've only gone twice so far but it's been fun to have a place for Niko to interact with other kids his age and for us to get out of the house!  Last week, we went to the local nature center to see their birds of prey.  They take in birds that have been injured and so couldn't live in the wild on their own, which means we get to see them!

Nikolai looooves birds so I thought he'd really like this outing--which he did, although he was uncertain at first. 

We saw some really cool owls and eagles, among others.  My favorite was the kestrel--so tiny and cool!

Thanks for being my explorer buddy, Niko!