Summer Vacation #2 - Burlington, Vermont

YAY! Another state to add to my list of places I've been! Actually, truth be told, this wasn't the first time that I went to Vermont. I had a spur-of-the-moment lunch date in Rutland the weekend before (right Grammie?).

Once we got to Burlington, we walked up and down Church Street, taking in all of the sights and sounds.

We also took a wonderful walk along Lake Champlain. There are those beautiful Adirondack Mountains again!

Nothing much better than a day at the lake!

And yes, that is MY HAIR blowing in the wind!Here's Daddy and me enjoying the beautiful day:

On our trip, I also finally got to meet my Aunt Kristin! She happened to be in Vermont for the weekend, too, and so we met up with her at the Burlington Center Mall! One of my favorite parts of the trip was getting to go to the Echo Aquarium and Science Center right on Lake Champlain.

Hey Mom, don't forget to get my foot in the picture!

I saw all kinds of turtles, fish, and frogs at the Echo Center. I still don't understand why I didn't see my friend Echo there, though. It was fun seeing so many little creatures. Check out this Wood Turtle!

Have you hugged your state fish today? Here's Mommy and me with some Brook Trout, the state fish of New York and Vermont. I think the one on the left is the one representing New York and the other one is Vermont's, but I could have that backward.

This is me with a Tomato Frog. I LOVED the Tomato Frog! The sign next to this exhibit said that Tomato Frogs are only found in Madagascar. Um...then why do I see one here in Vermont?

In fact, there were other clues that made me question whether I was really in Vermont. Although I did see a number of Vermont license plates during our weekend, I was also surprised to see many others including Idaho, Tennessee, Wyoming, Texas, Iowa, Rhode Island, New Mexico, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Orgeon, Quebec, & Newfoundland. And then, there was this one:

Had I been to Vermont afterall?