Thursday, July 29, 2010

Staycation Highlights

1. While deep in Crystal Cave Nathan had an epiphany of sorts. He turned to me with eyes wide and asked, "Is this a cave?"

2. I have been told that a bat flew right by my head in the cave. Although I am in denial about that as no video footage is forthcoming.

3. In the gift shop it took approximately 46 minutes for the cherubs to touch everything cave related.

4. At Interstate Park Joshua threw a rock over one of the cliffs. After a stern lecture by his Daddy about possibly hitting someone with a rock, two kayakers yelled up to Josh, "Hey, no throwing rocks!!"

5. Our van a/c went out and was in the shop. My husband brought us in his car to and from the movie Despicable Me in shifts. Thank you, Pat.

6. Our first movie as a family was Despicable Me.

7. Joshua was trash talking me about go carting. Yeah. He was so going to beat me. The boy never stood a chance. I grew up at Bud's Go Carts in Moorhead, MN. Dude.

8. I didn't touch a worm or a fish at the trout farm. Ew and gross but so fun to watch my family fish. I don't think I moved from my chair all day. My husband can attest to that as he scrambled frantically to bait hooks, untangle lines, grab a net, unhook fish and bait hooks and untangle lines times 4.

9. When an employee of the trout farm was filleting a fish(after bashing it on the head)she put a trout heart on the counter. It was still beating.

10.. While swimming at the beach my husband began tossing Streams over his shoulder into the water. Soon after that a long line of children formed and after getting their parent's permission were tossed in as well.

11. After every full day of activity we would get home and Sarah would ask, "Are we doing anything fun tonight?"

12. When we made everyone try to go before we had to go they didn't have to go. While on the road or at any other inopportune moment when there was nowhere to go, they all had to go.




6 comments:

Pat S said...

I remember in the midst of Trout Farm chaos, me doing everything I could to keep up. I was bitting the fish line off a hook and you said "Ew, you could get e coli doing that." Just makes me laugh. Your advice at the moment. Love you.

Carla said...

Well you coulda! You probably could have hired someone to help you at the trout farm. I was useless.

Loving you too.

Kelli said...

I love all the stories of the things you did. Way better than Disney and fewer people! :)

Oh, and I SO get the potty reference. Man.

kristi noser said...

Here is our road trip potty rule: (Has been and forever will be)
We stop, you go. Them's the rules.

Sounds like you had a great staycation week. Oh, are we doing anything fun tonight?

Reegz said...

This was a great staycation. Thanks for posting.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you had the BEST staycation! Thanks for sharing all the fun! ~Jeanette