Geo-caching.....

After the Stock Show, we went Geo-caching.....

Let's see....we seem to have trespassed on PRIVATE PROPERTY...though there were NO signs....the lady stayed on her driveway, rather agitated, until we drove off. We didn't laugh until we got away from her driveway.

I retrieved the cache!! This photo can serve as a current photo of me, that's the new style....flipped up on the bottom but really all I note is that with all the layers it has more volume and doesn't hang in my face as much! LOL

We eventually did find 3 caches. We're pretty sure another one has been stolen as we've searched for it twice and it simply isn't there. It's supposed to be in this park, so we stopped and played. Wouldn't it be nice to have BIG brothers to watch out for you?

Most parks don't have teeter-totters anymore - at least the ones we find. The littles had a great time on these...and then the older ones joined in and showed them all sorts of new fun things to do on the teeter totters. A personal highlight of the day for me happened on the teeter totter. The children wanted to balance....Josiah was on one side and no one could balance with him. OK - to realize why this is HAPPY and not depressing you need to remember that always in the past I am able to sink to the bottom and keep Cy in the air. Today, I had Stacia with me and when I scooted back we almost balanced. He is now 23 lbs heavier than I. Of course he's a foot taller...but still I didn't sink....::snort::

Not only do you sometimes see irate neighbors, intersing wildlife and the like...but look what else we discovered on our hunt....

Vrooom....vroom

Bumper cars are always fun - two to a car....

Ferris Wheel - Mike, evidence that I'm doing my best to fill your shoes..that's my head in the middle across from Cy....

It Looked So Easy

The man made this look so easy....but we knew there had to be a catch. Cy attempted to win a big animal for Stacia.... The man had pity on him and gave him a rose to give Stacia.

The Fun House

I kept Stacia outside while the others ran through the fun house. It began with this mirrored maze...hard to get photos but here are a couple...if you look close you can see the children.

Something symbolic about this photo appeals to me....look close (lower left) and you'll see ME reflected in MY CHILDREN....I pray daily that God is reflected in my life and then in their life....

To exit the Fun House you slid down this slide.

Zander's Day at the Stock Show

They seem to have reached an understanding of some sort....

We had one ticket left and we opted to let Zander ride the train. All rides were $1 this afternoon. We bought 20 rides. Zander plopped down, leaned back, and stretched his arms out along the back of the seat. Josiah commented, "Look at HIM. All that's missing is the girls!" And before the words were out of his mouth.....I snapped this photo. It was hilarious.

What Caused Such Big Smiles?????

They were teasing me about the pork....

I replied that I had better take a photo as this was the closest they'd be getting to ham for a long time....

Kid's Kingdom

This great park is situated right along the river. There are all sorts of things along our riverwalk. The park has a little kids area and a bigger kids area....all sorts of play structures. Here's a couple of pictures that I snapped.

Sunday Summary!

~We were turned back at the gate. ::snort:: We were selected for a "random inspection" this a.m. on our way to Sunday School/Chapel. I didn't think it would be a problem, but I could see their uneasy glances. I remembered that my license was expired BUT I had an extension. I showed it to them. I didn't get a tag for my license...it's a print out....they were relieved. Then they pointed out my inspection tag was expired.....BUT the active duty man said it was FINE since the vehicle is licensed in AK.....then they noted I didn't have current proof of insurance. Oops. It expired this week. I HAVE PAID IT but the little card hasn't arrived. They told me they knew I was on my way to chapel, but they weren't allowed to let me through. I went to the visitor's center to call USAA so they could fax the proof....their SYSTEM WAS DOWN! They couldn't even look up the account to verbally tell the guards I'd paid.... So....Josiah walked in to the chapel to let everyone know we weren't showing up at Sunday School. Debbie brought him back out and took Josiah, Jamin and Jared in. The littles and I went to Kid's Kingdom (photos to follow) for an hour.

~Steve, Debbie, their boys, and our boys met us at Kid's Kingdom and we sent out for lunch.

~After parting, we went to the Stock Show and Carnival. (Photos to follow).

~We then went to find a few geo-caches.

~I went shopping for this week's meat.

~We're now watching "Flushed Away" and then will have shakes...then bed...and I'll try to load photos.

BUSY DAY! It was not what was planned, but it was the day we NEEDED. A day to play, have fun and be TOGETHER as family. God knew. We're much more relaxed and revived than we would have been if our original plan had worked....we needed to play together at the park and such...