Bible Verse of the Day:

Friday, June 26, 2009

It's hot in the valley, but cool on the mountain

Thursday was our first BLAZING hot day this summer. The house was hot. The backyard was hot. But...the mountain was COOL.

Due to high amounts of spring rain shower, wildflowers covered the mountain side.


The kids and I surprised Phil with a picnic dinner, packed and ready when he arrived home from work. Peanut Butter and Jelly for the kids and ham and cheese for Phil and I.


Check out Sarah's eyes in this exciting game of "who can knock the other person off the log first."



Near Beartrap Meadow are 2 playground areas. The kids had to be pried off the swing sets.


A new adventure for Timothy: Peeing in the woods! Phil explained to Tim how lucky he was to be a boy in the woods. He explained the fine art of finding a stump or tree away from other people and then, well... you get the idea.


Timothy apparently forgot the "finding a place away from people" because the next time he had to go, he had his shorts down and taking care of business right in the middle of the playground. He seemed confused by our correction because, after all, he HAD found a stump!!




This just sums up the 2 hour trip - peaceful, relaxing, cool, away from demands, and enjoying the simple things in life. Too bad life was back to normal with tears and whining before the night was over......





Timothy thought each campground marker was a clue. It was hilarious to listen to him shout, "I found another clue, another clue!!"



Dirty face and a happy smile.





More swings at the other playground.



Preciousness from Lil' Precious herself.



I am not sure who is more excited here - Tim or Phil.


Okay...it was Timothy!

"Hike, hike, hike, hike......"

Baseball questions - "What's an umpire say for a ball?" Tim replies quietly, "Ball."

"What about for a strike?" His reply, "STRIIIIIKKKKEEE!"

....and more swinging fun, complete with audio for your listening enjoyment.

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