We celebrated Earth Day by visiting the Conservancy of Southwest Florida this weekend. They are hosting their free Earth day celebration and what a perfect day it was! Not only did we have a lot of fun, but we learned a lot of new information about conservation, tips on going green and what we could do to lessen our impact on the Earth.

Going green is definitely an important topic in our household and for our business, too. Check back soon because we are working on some new additions to our album lines: green albums! We want to offer animal and Earth friendly options to our brides and grooms and their families and we will have more information on that soon! For my Brides, I will also be posting a section on green wedding planning tips, ideas and suggestions that will help you plan a greener wedding. Lots of good information on green weddings coming soon! If we all make small differences, imagine how much it will add up!

Back to our Earth Day celebration, the day started off great! We met with some of Ali’s pre-school friends and of course, first on the agenda was face painting. The lines are always uber long for face painting, and we will sometimes stand around for over half an hour waiting for someone to paint some sort of pink silly thing on Ali’s face. She totally loves it though, so missing out is never an option! To kill some time, Helena made an awesome necklace necklace.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is a GREAT place to visit! Not only do they serve a vital role in our community here in Naples, but they offer a lot of fun programs for kids, while teaching them to respect our Earth and the animals that live on it.

Some of the cool animals we got to see were in the Discovery Center, where you can learn hands-on with great interactive exhibits with animals like sea turtles, snakes, baby alligators and even a touch tank! Ali was totally into the Lion fish. He was truly magnificent and seemed to totally love all the attention of the gawking kids!

The snakes were cool, too. And they had a big pile of snake skins, which Ali wasn’t afraid of and touched with wide-eyed awe. My favorite was the sea turtle. What a beautiful animal!

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