1. Have you ever snooped around someone's house?
I am sure I have, but it would have been as a teenager or something. I can remember snooping through my dad & step mom's room when they weren't around.
2. Can guys and girls be friends?
They can, but it's really hard. I've had guy friends in the past, but it seemed like eventually there were at least minimal "crush" feelings going one direction or the other. My husband would say no, definitely not. And honestly, I am glad he doesn't have any women friends. =)
3. Can you curl your tongue?
Not sure what that means. I can curl both sides up to where it almost looks like a double heart from the front. Does that count?
4. Have you ever stolen anything?
Yes. I am ashamed. When I was 10, we took a 2 week family vacation. Not a lot of money for souvenirs, the desire to savor every stop on the trip, and the negative influence of my then 13 year old brother.
5. Would you rather talk on the phone or text?
Depends on the person and the subject. I love having those talks about all that girly stuff that your husband doesn't want to hear when he gets home. There is only about three people I have long phone conversations with though. Some people I text in order to avoid a long conversation about nothing. Sometimes its just easier to text if what you have to say might not make the recipient very happy. I love texting!
6. 4th of July plans?
Watching a small town parade with the boys and then visiting their fair on the square. Stopping by to see my grandmother and picking fresh cherries off her tree. Then the five of us will be heading to the mountains of New Mexico with my mom and step-dad for a couple days. More camping, but bear country requires a camper. No tents for me!
7. What do you do to relax?
A hot bath and good book. Just don't start to doze off and drench your chick lit!
8. Do you sit back and watch or set off your own fireworks?
When I was a kid and we lived outside the city limits, we always popped our own firecrackers! Once with my cousin we had a roman candle fight with some kids in the park. Nothing like a flaming ball of fire coming towards your head to get your blood pumping! There was also the time the bottle rocket tipped over and shot straight at the house! That was funny! I had never seen my aunt move so fast! She cussed my step-dad for ten minutes!
Now we follow the letter of the law and keep our kids from blowing their hands off! (When they are with us! Seth did have a New Year's Day incident with fireworks but he wasn't in our care at the time.) We watch the city's fireworks show from a distance and might sneak some sparklers into the backyard.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday Meal Plan
We had 11 people in our house this weekend. Derik's mother, brother, sister-in-law, 16 niece, 13 nephew, and 18 month old nephew came to visit. We had a great time and some great food!
Which leads to me to.... No meal plan this week!
It is either whatever I get around to making or fend for yourselves. Considering I've slept very little in the past three days, tonight is fend for yourselves. I am sure they will eat hot dogs or frozen pizza.
I'll post some pics of our Carleton Family Weekend soon!
Which leads to me to.... No meal plan this week!
It is either whatever I get around to making or fend for yourselves. Considering I've slept very little in the past three days, tonight is fend for yourselves. I am sure they will eat hot dogs or frozen pizza.
I'll post some pics of our Carleton Family Weekend soon!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
12 Hours In The Canyon
Derik decided he wanted to go camping in Palo Duro Canyon for Father's Day. I grumbled a little because our past tent camping experiences were not "all that". When he offered to take the kids alone and leave me to my own devices for the night, I should have thought for a second before letting that guilty mom thing force me to say "NO! Of course I'll go with my family!"
If I hadn't gone alone, I wouldn't be able to provide you the wonderful account of our 12 hours in the Canyon! (It was technically 15 hours, but that doesn't have the same ring to it!)
1 Setting up camp is guys' work. I strategically take the dog to find areas to do her business. Yes, we took the dog. Not my idea but it did keep from doing any work.
2 Hiking somewhere new. We took the trails that I discovered on Braden's field trip. Chloe led the way and we hiked about an hour. Poor thing was the definition of 'dog tired' when we got back to the truck. She literally collapsed in the bed of the truck and didn't move for 15 minutes. Hiking trails in the heat is hard a fat girl! (I'm talking about the dog here, NOT ME!)
3 Back to the campsite. Derik started a fire and got ready to cook hot dogs for the kids. Not really my idea of dinner, but again I did zero work on this trip. He packed the food and gear!
4 Dinner done. Derik took the kids hiking in the camp vicinity while Chloe and I relax. I am sure the guys enjoyed their hike, but I soaked up the quiet time. I watched the hawks circling above my head. I noticed two, then four, then ten, at final count there were sixteen huge hawks (maybe falcons, I'm not a bird person) circling above me. When the guys came walking back up, I told them if I don't get up and move soon these birds and going to think I look like their dinner.
5 Toasted marshmallows. Not such a big hit this time. Braden prefers his just right out of the bag and ate a handful. Seth toasted two and put them between two chocolate chip cookies. Dustin passed altogether. Not sure what was up with them not wanting to pig out, but at least no one made themselves sick by overeating. (Seth is notorious for this, particularly when camping!)
6 Ghost stories at dusk. Braden couldn't wait for the sun to go down so they could tell scary stories. They each took turns telling stories that were far more silly than scary. Derik told a few jokes. I didn't have any scary stories, but we spent plenty of time recounting funny stories from my childhood, all of which included my brother tricking me to believe horrible things. (He once told me that my parents gave my dog away to someone who went on vacation and the dog starved to death in the backyard! Totally untrue but I believed him and was mad at my mom for almost a year!)
7 Quiet time. Midnight or a little later, we made the boys get in their tent. They didn't fall asleep for 2 hours or more. Derik and I watched the fire and just talked. It was nice to have "adult conversation". The kids have been staying up til all hours of the morning and we haven't had anytime to just sit and talk. I enjoyed this two hours of the camping trip. A lot.
8 Tent arrangements. Dustin, the oldest, decides there is not enough room for him to sleep in the tent with Seth and Braden, which meant that Braden ended up in our tent. About 3 AM, we put the fire out and went in our tent, each barely clinging to a piece of sleeping bag laid open under the three of us. I had Braden's tiny kid sleeping bag around my legs because I cannot sleep without covers. (Again, Derik packed which means each kid had a sleeping bag and we had one to share. Nothing to put under, no padding. We only had pillows because I mentioned not wanting to lay my head on a rock before we left the house.)
9 Raccoons!! We weren't in the tent 10 minutes when we began hearing twigs breaking and things moving around the campsite. We both bolted up and shined our flashlights out to see what type of night critters were checking out our stuff. We saw the biggest raccoons that ever existed! These things were not hurting for a meal. They were bigger than my dog. (See previous post, she's not small.) They were crawling around, looking in the trash bag, climbed up on the picnic table and checked out a half full Dr Pepper can. Eventually they sauntered off under the truck. We laid back down, but continued to hear movement for the next hour.
10 No sleep. I couldn't fall asleep. Derik, who is perpetually hot, left the rain fly off our tent, which is completely made of mesh other than the bottom and two feet on each side. Feeling completely exposed, with creatures of the night prowling around, and everyone asleep, I laid there for more than hour looking at stars and listening for anything larger than a raccoon to come around. When I finally did fall asleep, I had a dream that I sat up to find a bear staring in the front of our tent. (I know, there are no bears in the Panhandle of Texas.) I woke up due to the bear dream and sleep evaded me the rest of the night.
11 Sunrise. It was pretty. I was the only one awake. Still awake. Watched the sky change colors over the sides of the canyon. Soon after I heard the boys arguing about getting out of the tent. Obviously Seth wanted out and Dustin wasn't moving. I woke Derik up, which woke Braden up.
12 Pack up & go home. Seth and Braden were complaining they were cold so Derik let them get in the truck with the heater on. It was at least 75. Not cold, even to me who is always cold. I conveniently took Chloe for a walk while Derik and Dustin tore down and packed up all the stuff. Chloe and I saw a woodpecker, a wild turkey, and a dead snake on the road. By the time we got back to camp, there was no camp and we were ready to leave.
It was a quick trip, but we all had plenty of dirt and bug bites to remember it by!
Pictures coming soon!
If I hadn't gone alone, I wouldn't be able to provide you the wonderful account of our 12 hours in the Canyon! (It was technically 15 hours, but that doesn't have the same ring to it!)
1 Setting up camp is guys' work. I strategically take the dog to find areas to do her business. Yes, we took the dog. Not my idea but it did keep from doing any work.
2 Hiking somewhere new. We took the trails that I discovered on Braden's field trip. Chloe led the way and we hiked about an hour. Poor thing was the definition of 'dog tired' when we got back to the truck. She literally collapsed in the bed of the truck and didn't move for 15 minutes. Hiking trails in the heat is hard a fat girl! (I'm talking about the dog here, NOT ME!)
3 Back to the campsite. Derik started a fire and got ready to cook hot dogs for the kids. Not really my idea of dinner, but again I did zero work on this trip. He packed the food and gear!
4 Dinner done. Derik took the kids hiking in the camp vicinity while Chloe and I relax. I am sure the guys enjoyed their hike, but I soaked up the quiet time. I watched the hawks circling above my head. I noticed two, then four, then ten, at final count there were sixteen huge hawks (maybe falcons, I'm not a bird person) circling above me. When the guys came walking back up, I told them if I don't get up and move soon these birds and going to think I look like their dinner.
5 Toasted marshmallows. Not such a big hit this time. Braden prefers his just right out of the bag and ate a handful. Seth toasted two and put them between two chocolate chip cookies. Dustin passed altogether. Not sure what was up with them not wanting to pig out, but at least no one made themselves sick by overeating. (Seth is notorious for this, particularly when camping!)
6 Ghost stories at dusk. Braden couldn't wait for the sun to go down so they could tell scary stories. They each took turns telling stories that were far more silly than scary. Derik told a few jokes. I didn't have any scary stories, but we spent plenty of time recounting funny stories from my childhood, all of which included my brother tricking me to believe horrible things. (He once told me that my parents gave my dog away to someone who went on vacation and the dog starved to death in the backyard! Totally untrue but I believed him and was mad at my mom for almost a year!)
7 Quiet time. Midnight or a little later, we made the boys get in their tent. They didn't fall asleep for 2 hours or more. Derik and I watched the fire and just talked. It was nice to have "adult conversation". The kids have been staying up til all hours of the morning and we haven't had anytime to just sit and talk. I enjoyed this two hours of the camping trip. A lot.
8 Tent arrangements. Dustin, the oldest, decides there is not enough room for him to sleep in the tent with Seth and Braden, which meant that Braden ended up in our tent. About 3 AM, we put the fire out and went in our tent, each barely clinging to a piece of sleeping bag laid open under the three of us. I had Braden's tiny kid sleeping bag around my legs because I cannot sleep without covers. (Again, Derik packed which means each kid had a sleeping bag and we had one to share. Nothing to put under, no padding. We only had pillows because I mentioned not wanting to lay my head on a rock before we left the house.)
9 Raccoons!! We weren't in the tent 10 minutes when we began hearing twigs breaking and things moving around the campsite. We both bolted up and shined our flashlights out to see what type of night critters were checking out our stuff. We saw the biggest raccoons that ever existed! These things were not hurting for a meal. They were bigger than my dog. (See previous post, she's not small.) They were crawling around, looking in the trash bag, climbed up on the picnic table and checked out a half full Dr Pepper can. Eventually they sauntered off under the truck. We laid back down, but continued to hear movement for the next hour.
10 No sleep. I couldn't fall asleep. Derik, who is perpetually hot, left the rain fly off our tent, which is completely made of mesh other than the bottom and two feet on each side. Feeling completely exposed, with creatures of the night prowling around, and everyone asleep, I laid there for more than hour looking at stars and listening for anything larger than a raccoon to come around. When I finally did fall asleep, I had a dream that I sat up to find a bear staring in the front of our tent. (I know, there are no bears in the Panhandle of Texas.) I woke up due to the bear dream and sleep evaded me the rest of the night.
11 Sunrise. It was pretty. I was the only one awake. Still awake. Watched the sky change colors over the sides of the canyon. Soon after I heard the boys arguing about getting out of the tent. Obviously Seth wanted out and Dustin wasn't moving. I woke Derik up, which woke Braden up.
12 Pack up & go home. Seth and Braden were complaining they were cold so Derik let them get in the truck with the heater on. It was at least 75. Not cold, even to me who is always cold. I conveniently took Chloe for a walk while Derik and Dustin tore down and packed up all the stuff. Chloe and I saw a woodpecker, a wild turkey, and a dead snake on the road. By the time we got back to camp, there was no camp and we were ready to leave.
It was a quick trip, but we all had plenty of dirt and bug bites to remember it by!
Pictures coming soon!
Monday Meal Plan
Even though I'd rather not cook all summer, 3 nights this week is not bad!
Monday - PTA Meeting at Ruby Tequila's so the boys will fend for themselves!
Tuesday - Pasta & Meatballs
Wednesday - Build Your Own Taco/Burrito
Thursday - Shredded Chicken Nachos
Friday thru Sunday - We have 6 Carleton's coming for the weekend! I don't know how to plan or cook for 11 people so we are going to wing it!
Monday - PTA Meeting at Ruby Tequila's so the boys will fend for themselves!
Tuesday - Pasta & Meatballs
Wednesday - Build Your Own Taco/Burrito
Thursday - Shredded Chicken Nachos
Friday thru Sunday - We have 6 Carleton's coming for the weekend! I don't know how to plan or cook for 11 people so we are going to wing it!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Friday Flash Backs
I totally stole the Flash Back Friday trend from my friend Jen, from Rank & File Wifey (see my blog list).
Facebook has put me in contact with people from all stages of my life, including my friend Jessica. Jessica and I attended the same elementary but were not friends in those years. If I remember right, there was a falling out over a boy in 4th or 5th grade. I remember he was a twin, but I don't recall if it was Derik or Erik that we both had a crush on. At any rate, Jess & I didn't become BFFs until 8th or 9th grade. We partied a lot together. Yes...We partied a lot in the 9th grade. She had a older sister and a mom that wasn't home a lot at night which afforded us more freedom that we deserved. Jessica and her sister were the ones that introduced me to my first serious boyfriend & first love. Consequently, with a serious boyfriend, I wasn't a very good friend and our friendship fizzled. She was a great friend and we had a lot of good times together, many that I will never ever forgot.
She posted these pics on FB, which brought back some memories of our good times and my bad hair! Thanks, Jess! And thanks FB for putting me back in touch with so many good friends!
This was shortly after I got such a horrible haircut that I skipped school for 3 days!
Mandy in a dress! This was rare in those days!
No clue what pose I was attempting! I was really skinny though!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Love My Chloe
I have puppy fever and my brother has a litter of rat terrier/weenie dog pups that are adorable. My dilemma is regard to Chloe and training. Is it fair to Chloe, who is a pretty happy only dog, to bring a puppy in? While she would enjoy a playmate, she is getting older and might be more annoyed than enthusiastic. Also, will I ever be able to train a puppy to be as well behaved as Chloe? I don't think I could love a dog with bad habits and not sure if I have the patience to train one.
We adopted Chloe from the Amarillo SPCA. She came already housebroken, knew how to sit and stay, and didn't require much training. We taught her a few tricks. She knows how to "put 'em up" when you point your hand like a gun at her and we taught her to roll over with a hand command. She is just such a good dog.
I am afraid to disrupt the harmonious dog & people balance that exists in our home with a puppy. But....
The puppy fever won't go away!
Thursday Five
For those of you not familiar with Thursday Five it's a chance to reflect on five things that made you "Happy, Joyful, Excited, Jubilant and Grateful"! Here is mine:
Happy - I can hear all three of our boys playing the Xbox together in the other room. They are laughing, squeeling, screaming, and just having an all around good time. I am happy they are finally to the age where they can enjoy each other and have shared interests without the immature fighting (most of the time).
Joyful - It is summer! No schedules or school days! Need I say more!
Excited - All the great summer movies are coming out! We are going to the drive in this week to see Karate Kid and Prince of Persia! Free tickets to a double feature drive in where we can bring our on snacks!
Jubilant - Seth and Braden decided on their own they wanted to go to VBS (Vacation Bible School) this week at church. Despite the temptation to stay home for video game time with Dad, they chose to have fun with other kids their age while praising God and hopefully growing spiritually!
Grateful - Being a stay-at-home mom is the biggest blessing I could ever dream of asking for! Today I drove by Braden's old daycare around dinner time and saw mom's and dad's picking up their kids. I just reminded me that my little boy used to spend 8 to 10 hours a day with someone other than his mom. I have been a full time mom since summer 2006. If I could go back and start when he was born, I definitely would! I cherish everyday I have to be at home with my boys!
So it's your turn now-- What has made you "Happy, Joyful, Excited, Jubilant and Grateful"? Hop on over to http://www.mannland5.com/ and get started :)
Happy Thursday everyone!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Viewing Venus
Derik and all three boys spent the last half hour standing in the driveway with a telescope checking out Venus. They all have a fascination with stars and planets. While I think it is noteworthy, it is certainly not worth additional mosquito bites to my body.
I need to do some research on why mosquitoes bite certain people more than others. Braden and I are like mosquito magnets. Those blood suckers seek us out of a crowd. I've proven this time and time again. Standing in a group of people, Braden and I will have several bites each while everyone else is left untouched.
While on the subject, I appreciate almost every one of God's creations. Spiders, even though I hate them and scream like a little girl almost every time I see one, have a purpose in helping to reduce insect population. Skunks, though their stench makes me want to vomit, are at least furry and cute. Mosquitoes, on the other, have no redeeming qualities. They bite you, leaving a red welt that itches, which causes you to scratch it, making it become a sore which takes weeks to heal. They spread West Nile and even worse Malaria, which kills 180 children every 90 minutes in Africa (Per a tweet from Alyssa Milano. Don't question my sources.) Mosquitoes are useless and should be hunted down and brought to extinction.
Anyhow, my aversion to mosquitoes kept me indoors this evening. Catching a glimpse of Venus simply wasn't worth getting bitten or spraying myself with the noxious bug spray.
The upside of my guys viewing Venus tonight, I have 30 or so minutes to myself. Yes, I'm loving the silence.
The downside... They left he back door open and let all the blood sucking mosquitoes in my house!
I need to do some research on why mosquitoes bite certain people more than others. Braden and I are like mosquito magnets. Those blood suckers seek us out of a crowd. I've proven this time and time again. Standing in a group of people, Braden and I will have several bites each while everyone else is left untouched.
While on the subject, I appreciate almost every one of God's creations. Spiders, even though I hate them and scream like a little girl almost every time I see one, have a purpose in helping to reduce insect population. Skunks, though their stench makes me want to vomit, are at least furry and cute. Mosquitoes, on the other, have no redeeming qualities. They bite you, leaving a red welt that itches, which causes you to scratch it, making it become a sore which takes weeks to heal. They spread West Nile and even worse Malaria, which kills 180 children every 90 minutes in Africa (Per a tweet from Alyssa Milano. Don't question my sources.) Mosquitoes are useless and should be hunted down and brought to extinction.
Anyhow, my aversion to mosquitoes kept me indoors this evening. Catching a glimpse of Venus simply wasn't worth getting bitten or spraying myself with the noxious bug spray.
The upside of my guys viewing Venus tonight, I have 30 or so minutes to myself. Yes, I'm loving the silence.
The downside... They left he back door open and let all the blood sucking mosquitoes in my house!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday Meal Plan
It seems the evenings go more smoothly during the week if I plan out what meals I will be cooking. I am really not into cooking right now, given the summer heat and long afternoons at the pool. However, I have a hardworking husband that is hungry for a hot meal after a long day at work. So cook I must!
Monday: Mexican Bowtie Festival
Tuesday: Grilled Honey Mustard Pork Chops
Wednesday: Homestyle Chicken and Corn
Thursday: Fair Food @ Wonderland
Friday: Italian Pasta & Beef Bake
Saturday: Breakfast for Dinner
Sunday: Cookout Burgers & Hot Dogs
Monday: Mexican Bowtie Festival
Tuesday: Grilled Honey Mustard Pork Chops
Wednesday: Homestyle Chicken and Corn
Thursday: Fair Food @ Wonderland
Friday: Italian Pasta & Beef Bake
Saturday: Breakfast for Dinner
Sunday: Cookout Burgers & Hot Dogs
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Found By The Happy Housewife
Loved this post (even though I never, no not even once, watched Lost) from The Happy Housewife's blog, which is on my blog list (bottom right).
Found ~ By Mrs. Happy Housewifeon May 24, 2010 10:18 AM
There is Good and Evil.
The path we have chosen is evidenced by how we treat our fellow man.
There is always a chance for redemption.
Science does not exist without faith.
Love is powerful.
We all die...and death is only a doorway along the path our souls travel.
These are the truths I found in the six years of "Lost" and, though I disagree with the show's belief in a limbo-land betwixt death and the Great Hereafter, I can understand that worldview.
There is, however, one misstep in the Lost theology that is too great to ignore, one truth that renders all others useless: it is only through Christ that we may be found.
He is our chance for redemption. He is the path that we must choose.
Many these days tend to shy away from the "Him or nothing" belief; it seems so black and white and lacking of mercy. But He is the mercy and faith in Him and His death in our stead is the one and only way to ever pass on from this world into Paradise.
Love is powerful and the greatest love of all is God's.
We may be lost, but God knows right where we are and he can lead us Home.
http://mrshappyhousewife.com/2010/05/found.html
Found ~ By Mrs. Happy Housewifeon May 24, 2010 10:18 AM
There is Good and Evil.
The path we have chosen is evidenced by how we treat our fellow man.
There is always a chance for redemption.
Science does not exist without faith.
Love is powerful.
We all die...and death is only a doorway along the path our souls travel.
These are the truths I found in the six years of "Lost" and, though I disagree with the show's belief in a limbo-land betwixt death and the Great Hereafter, I can understand that worldview.
There is, however, one misstep in the Lost theology that is too great to ignore, one truth that renders all others useless: it is only through Christ that we may be found.
He is our chance for redemption. He is the path that we must choose.
Many these days tend to shy away from the "Him or nothing" belief; it seems so black and white and lacking of mercy. But He is the mercy and faith in Him and His death in our stead is the one and only way to ever pass on from this world into Paradise.
Love is powerful and the greatest love of all is God's.
We may be lost, but God knows right where we are and he can lead us Home.
http://mrshappyhousewife.com/2010/05/found.html
How Different Things Would Be
Today, my cousin Jeremy left for a year long deployment to Afghanistan. He left behind his pregnant wife, Amy, and his two year old son, Aiden. My heart hurts for them both knowing the loneliness they will experience, the worry that will be a part of their daily thoughts, and all the special moments they will miss out on as a family.
Deployment is a part of Army life. I have many friends that are military spouses and go through the struggles that are a part of every military family's life. When I hear about their deployed husbands or moves across country, I immediately think about how different my life would be had Derik chosen to stay in the Army.
I was pregnant with Braden when Derik's ETS date came along. Between his two young boys living in Houston and our son coming soon, we decided the military life was not right for our marriage and family. It take a strong marriage to make is through the various challenges that being in the military. I have much respect and gratitude to those families serving our country, sacrificing so much within their own family for the greater good.
Derik got out of the Army about a month before September 11th, 2001. Everyone we knew was deployed within a year. I often wonder if our marriage would have survived the stress of separation and parenting alone. If we made it, would we have had another child? Our decision to stop after Braden had much to do with our crazy work schedules here in Amarillo. Had he stayed in, we definitely would not be in Amarillo. We have friends in Germany, Alaska, and Hawaii. Where the Army would have sent our family?
It's amazing how that one decision, to leave the Army life behind, changes your entire future.While I wonder what might have been, I am so very thankful to be where we are and have the life that we have here. God has blessed us tremendously and we love our lives!
To all of those who are serving or love someone who is serving our country, thank you! Thank you for your sacrifice! Matt, Josh, & Jeremy....You are in my prayers!
Deployment is a part of Army life. I have many friends that are military spouses and go through the struggles that are a part of every military family's life. When I hear about their deployed husbands or moves across country, I immediately think about how different my life would be had Derik chosen to stay in the Army.
I was pregnant with Braden when Derik's ETS date came along. Between his two young boys living in Houston and our son coming soon, we decided the military life was not right for our marriage and family. It take a strong marriage to make is through the various challenges that being in the military. I have much respect and gratitude to those families serving our country, sacrificing so much within their own family for the greater good.
Derik got out of the Army about a month before September 11th, 2001. Everyone we knew was deployed within a year. I often wonder if our marriage would have survived the stress of separation and parenting alone. If we made it, would we have had another child? Our decision to stop after Braden had much to do with our crazy work schedules here in Amarillo. Had he stayed in, we definitely would not be in Amarillo. We have friends in Germany, Alaska, and Hawaii. Where the Army would have sent our family?
It's amazing how that one decision, to leave the Army life behind, changes your entire future.While I wonder what might have been, I am so very thankful to be where we are and have the life that we have here. God has blessed us tremendously and we love our lives!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Finally....We Have Proof!
Proof that our kids are not of this world! They were totally at home with the aliens!
The Twilight Zone and Alien Sightings
We made a spontaneous decision to jump in the car and head out of town on Thursday! The thunderstorms had ruined our plans for the evening and what we decided to do instead was head for New Mexico. Planning to visit Carlsbad Caverns, we drove to Roswell and stayed there for the night.When the kids began asking about the alien paintings and signs around Roswell, we told them about the alledged alien crashsite from the 1940's and the kids were immediately enthralled. They wanted to see some aliens! We decided we would stop back by Roswell and see what we could find on aliens after our visit to the caverns.
We rose early, which is no easy feat with this bunch, and arrived at Carlsbad Caverns shortly after the gates opened. The rangers gave us the rules, which included using a whisper voice while in the cave because your normal voice will carry over a mile. Our boys either didn't hear this rule or decided to test it out, because I think upon entering the caverns, we because that annoying family with the obnoxiously loud kids that you just can't seem to get away from. We hushed them repeatedly as we hiked over 2 miles through the caves. The boys oohed and awed at the huge rooms and interesting rock formations. It was a quite a hike too! Braden begged piggy back rides from Dustin and Derik the last 30 minutes. By lunch time, we had completed the two self-guided paths and headed back to the surface for lunch. 
We pointed our car back towards Roswell and the kids talked about aliens all the way there. We found a shop called Alien Zone, which deals in all things alien. It also has a pay-to-enter backroom that the kids couldn't wait to get into. They had a blast checking out all the alien sets and playing around.
It was a fast and furious adventure that they will hopefully remember! And the first of many for this summer!
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