The Arches!
These pictures are of a trip Josh just took to the Arches last week with a bunch of buddies from Utah. It was awesome and from what he tells me plus all the pictures, it sounds like he had a total blast. On their last day there, they took a grueling ten-mile hike that just about tested everybody to the max, literally climbing straight down (and back up) through the rock structures without any foot or hand holds, having to use their backs and arms to brace themselves as they climbed up and down through the rocks....sounds like a blast (NOT!) for us armchair adventurers! He still can barely move from the hike! One of the pictures in the slide show is of a lady who was tucked away among the rocks, playing Indian music on some instrument, similar to the flute. Josh said it sounded so cool to hear her play that beautifully haunting music among the rocks. It's so beautiful here....just another trip I have added to Maddie's and my "Must Do" list in the not-so-distant future!
When Justin and Erica traveled back east for a few weeks in February, their favorite stop, by far, was Gettysburg. They absolutely fell in love with it and sent me, literally, hundreds of pictures. They were fascinated by its rich history and captivated by the sheer beauty and quaintness of the town. Though I've never visited there, my sister tells me that as pretty as Gettysburg is in February, when these pictures were taken, it is absolutely breathtaking in the spring when everything begins to turn green and the flowers begin to bloom after the long, cold winter. I literally had to go through several hundred pictures to select some for the blog but the few that I have chosen do not even begin to tell the story of Gettysburg. I hope y0u enjoy them as much as I have and please ask Justin and Erica if you have any questions...they have become experts on the area and would love to pass on their knowledge (especially when it comes to the ghosts!)
Yesterday was Maddie's very first soccer practice... what an exciting day it was! I guess this means I've finally joined the ranks of "soccer moms" everywhere! We spent the day in search of the "perfect" soccer shoes (she's a girl so they HAD to have pink in them. Why was I surprised by this?) We finally found the perfect pair at the last minute and even managed to make it to practice on time! It was a total blast. She ran around with all the kids and started learning all the basics of the game, laughing, running and having fun the entire time. I had the best time of all, I think, because I was able to sit on the sidelines in my little chair and just watch her run! Ah, the perks of being a grown-up! Here are some pictures... the kids were so adorable. I am so proud of her....you can see how focused she was in some of the pictures! It looks like she's going to be a little go-getter because on the way home from soccer, she was to tired she could barely keep her eyes open yet she decided that on top of going to soccer on Mondays and Wednesdays, she wants to start taking karate as well as swimming lessons, just like Gunnar! (She's been a little nervous about the swimming lessons until she heard that Gunnar is taking swimming lessons so now she's all over it and can't wait to take lessons just like her cuz!) She's also begging me to let her take more dance classes. Looks like the word "bored" won't be in either of our vocabularies anytime soon! On a side note, I took Maddie to get her hair cut today (these pictures are before her haircut) and they cut 4 inches of her hair off and it's still long! I'd say the cut was way past due!
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