Making a collection

Zebra rocks, polkadot rocks, tiger rocks and more!

Two is such a wonderful age. It takes so little to be amused. The whole world is waiting to be discovered and everything is an adventure. At home Abby's favourite adventure is a walk up the hill beside Grandma and Grandpa's house to sit on a big rock that overlooks the houseboats and the lake. She would go on that adventure several times a day if someone would take her. I was looking forward to seeing what adventures would be her favourites while we were on our houseboat vacation.

We had a lovely ride to our first campsite on the houseboat. Abby has a sticker book she’s been working through that kept her busy for a long time. There was a lot to see on the way out: green and red buoys had to be watched for; boats had to be waved at as they passed by. She helped Daddy drive and enjoyed a few snacks along the way.

'Stonehenge'

Our first stop was Sand Point. Abby was so excited to have arrived she was taking her clothes off to put her swimming suit on before we were even tied up. We spent a fun couple of hours digging in the sand and exploring the shoreline. We began by digging for treasure and finding lots of interesting rocks in the sand. Mike came out to play while I got my swimming suit on and he showed her how to make 'Stonehenges' with her treasure rocks.

Then we began to make collections. Abby was collecting orange rocks and I was collecting white rocks. There were a lot more orange rocks to be found than white as we wandered up and down the shore. Abby’s bucket was quickly filled and emptied into a pile at the water’s edge. She soon turned to collecting interesting rocks as she sang about her collection. We found zebra rocks, tiger rocks, polka dot rocks and just plain cool rocks. There were also lots of big pine cones to add to the collection.

Rocks, exploring, swimming, pine cones... Sometimes we feel the need to plan a multitude of activities that must happen before our family vacation can be complete. But two years old doesn't require every moment of the day to be organized. It only requires some water, some rocks and someone to share it with.

Another great rock for the collection