We had some time to fill in September without the beach to keep us occupied.

So, we went on some outings to the Rye Nature Center and the Bronx Zoo.  Here are the kids checking out a lizard at the Rye Nature Center, with a beehive in the background.

Afterwards we had lunch at Au Bon Pain in Rye.

A Mr. Softee sighting!

You might think from this pic that Sarah’s excited about eating yet another chocolate ice cream cone, but in fact it’s a chicken leg!  Her new favorite part of the chicken.

We also went back to the Bronx Zoo and checked out the Children’s Zoo.  Sarah got a close-up view of some prairie dogs.

Blaine got a huge kick out of feeding this alpaca.

Both kids loved these working water pumps which pumped water into a trough for a donkey.

And, of course, we also spent lots of time on the mundane, like grocery shopping.