Lake Katherine Nature Center was a large draw for our teenagers.

My oldest kid asked why it was so cool? Where the two of us lived, it was much warmer, and the two of us were already using the air conditioner, even though it was early July, but grandma invited them to stay for the summer, and they begged.

My teenagers and I were visiting our mom, who lived in Chicago, and i hadn’t seen her in over a year, and our teenagers were happy to see their Grandma. The first thing they wanted to do when the two of us arrived was go to Orland Park and visit Lake Catherine Nature Center and Botanical Garden! Last summer time the two of us had been here, but it was too cool and rainy to have a wonderful time, my teenagers wanted to try it again; Both of us drove to Orland Park, IL, and found our way to Lake Catherine. I remembered mom bringing myself and others here while I was in the summer. I was such a fantastic locale with so several things to do. Mom and I were ecstatic to walk around the botanical garden, but the teenagers wanted to go canoeing. They were now teenagers and as long as they were allowed to go alone; I was okay with it. They had been kayaking and canoeing since they were little tots. Their dad was an avid water lover, and he instilled that like in them. They were satisfied to spend the day walking and chatting with their Grandma, and enjoying the botanical garden and experiencing nature. My oldest kid asked why it was so cool? Where the two of us lived, it was much warmer, and the two of us were already using the air conditioner, even though it was early July, but grandma invited them to stay for the summer, and they begged. They wanted to experience a summer time without air conditioner. I only wished I could have stayed, too. I missed mom and I miss the weather in Orland Park. IL.

 

Lake Katherine Nature Center was a large draw for our teenagers.