Jumpin' Jacks
Saturday we went to Jumpin Jacks, and the boys had a ball. I'd never seen anyplace like this. It was like a huge warehouse filled with big inflatable bouncers and slides. The kids had a ball.
I've created a monster...
When we started to discuss lunch options for after Jumpin Jacks, ES heard "In N Out" listed as an option and went nuts. He declared that In N Out has "the best fries in the UNIVERSE!" He threw a fit that we weren't having lunch there. You'd think he had been taking lessons from Loping Squid. We decided to have lunch at another old favorite of mine before leaving the southwest.
Dinosaur Discovery
After lunch, we went to the Dinosaur Discovery. Some guy was starting to clear this land for construction and discovered a bunch of dinosaur footprints.
It used to be the side of a lake, and the dinosaurs left their footprints in the mud.
Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
Sunday, Jud and I took the boys out on a 2.25 mile hike through Red Cliffs Desert Reserve.
It's a habitat for the desert tortoise, but Jud said they rarely see them. Lucky for us, we found one within about 5 minutes of starting our hike.
The terrain was mostly hard sandstone with only periodic spots of loose sand.
The scenery was fantastic. Thank goodness for digital cameras. Electrons are free. I was going trigger-happy with my camera, and I would've burned through several rolls of regular film.
Four boys on a rock.
Cavemen.
Jud straddling "Fat Man's Misery."
ES and E squeeze through Fat Man's Misery.
Cavemen.
Jud straddling "Fat Man's Misery."
ES and E squeeze through Fat Man's Misery.
E had been through Fat Man's Misery before, so Jud said it was okay to let the boys go down and we met them at the exit on the other side.
This is the where Fat Man's Misery ends.
I walked up inside the end of Fat Man's Misery and used the panorama feature on my camera to take this shot over my head.
The boys said this rock looked like a submarine.
The boys on top of the submarine rock.
The boys said this rock looked like a submarine.
The boys on top of the submarine rock.
Flashback: ES and E after Sea World, 2002.
YB, me, and ES on top of the Sugar Loaf.
Toward the end of our hike, we had snack time on top of the Sugar Loaf (more photos of Sugar Loaf below).
YB, me, and ES on top of the Sugar Loaf.
I am SO pleased with this picture. The boys NEVER cooperate with posing for a photo. I had to drag them together to ask Jud to take this picture, and they weren't looking at the camera until Jud said, "Look! My hair's on fire!" Then he snapped the picture at just the right instant.
Snapshot of the GPS Receiver and the 4 geocaches we found.As a reward for doing so well on the hike today, we took the boys for one last trip to In-N-Out and then went to see the movie, Igor. It was okay. Nothing I'd rave about. The boys enjoyed it though.
Tomorrow we continue our trip across country. Up next: Grand Canyon!
Tomorrow we continue our trip across country. Up next: Grand Canyon!
5 comments:
ES is a smart boy...everyone knows In-n-Out has the best fries in the world! He's just trying to enjoy it as many times as possible before you hit the 'no In-n-Out' zone :)
And I like the 'my hair is on fire'...I'm going to have to try that.
Welcome back to loudoun :-) We now have http://www.sportbounce.com/ and http://www.pumpitupparty.com/. Looks like a great weekend. Safe driving the rest of this week.
Ahhh, ES, I've trained him well. Always, always go to In-N-Out.
We used to take our boy to a play area like that in England. It was great fun (except for the kid that bit our son once). Also, our good friends from England R & R loved taking their eldest there. One day, Dad got off from work and took their eldest there (she was maybe 3 at the time). And she had a...well..."accident" going down the slide. Not a little "wet the pants" accident, a full fledged big 'ol accident. All over the slide. Yuk. Never looked at the place the same again.
As for cc's "my hair is on fire" comment: we often use "Octopus on my head" but it's loosing it's novelty.
I keep telling you the ONLY way to raise children is through "T&D".... Trickery & Deceit!!!
Great pictures!! We so should have done the Grand Canyon on our way cross country. We have done the drive twice, but have yet to see it. Ahhh... In -N- Out!! Miss it.
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