ROAD TRIP!!

Have you ever felt the need to JUST GET OUT OF THE HOUSE?? Well this is how we felt on Saturday. Terry suggested a road trip to Salina/Richfield to look at PROPERTY. What exactly do you ask does "Property" mean?? well to Terry it means that he wants to find a few acres in the middle of nowhere where he can park a trailer and let the kids go four wheeling and bike riding etc. To me, it means driving aimlessly through small towns looking for ANOTHER section of barren land that looks EXACTLY like the last one we looked at. Oh well, at least it was out of the house. We ate good food and then checked into the Hampton Inn for some swimming. I got to read in the car and got some good pictures out of the whole deal. So it was a win win trip for me. Colton had me take a "PIC" that he could send to his friend Becca. I think this one is AWESOME! He is turning into a hottie : )

No More Excuses!!!

I told myself that as soon as I got a decent camera, I would start blogging again!! Well....... the kids and Terry got me a nice touch screen camera for Mother's Day, so I have NO MORE EXCUSES!!! I still do not know how to use it : ) but I will keep trying.

I THOUGHT that summer was finally here, so I bought TONS of pretty flowers to plant in the front yard. I bought strawberry plants, tomato plants, herbs, and (I hope) perennials. Terry bought me a Topsy Turvy for the tomato and the strawberry pants. Of course, I could not wait for Terry to hang them, so I took it upon myself and broke the screws off into the wood. I HOPE that it will support the weight of the grown plants, since they are hanging on by ONE screw!! That is, if the plants even survive. I planted THREE DAYS before the big SNOW STORM : (
They look pretty for now though.



On Memorial Day weekend, we decided to stay in town and try something new. We took the kids to Momentum Climbing and learned to rock climb!! Terry had looked into it and we decided to surprise the kids on Saturday. I figured it was like when you go to the school carnival, I read a book, and the kids climb a wall with a guy helping them up. NO! NO! NO! that is NOT how this works! We arrive at the place, and we are given harnesses, climbing shoes, and belaying breaks. What are these you ask? well so did I! You get all rigged up and then an employee takes you over and TRAINS you on how to belay. This is where you learn to tie a figure eight knot (So the kids do not fall to their death) and pull it through a "break" that weighs about 8 ounces, and yet holds the weight of a human being. Anyway, we learn how to put up the slack in the rope so that if the kids let go, they do not come hurdeling through the air, and then how to bring them back down when they reach the top. Once I got the hang of this it was SUPER fun! We climbed for a few hours, left for lunch and a nap for mom, and then back for a few more hours. I TOTALLY recomment this activity! Colton climbed some VERY impressive formations, and even Brysen had a blast. It is great excersize even if all you do is belay. (hold the rope). A very nice man, who was a pro, told Colton that he had a nice form.


On Monday, Memorial Day, we took flowers to my mom, and then went to This is the Place Heritage Park. I have not been there since I was a teenager. No one was very interested, but because we could not come up with a better idea, I won. It was a blast!! I love a day where you have fun AND actually learn a thing or two!!