Purging my closet -accomplished Monday
getting Savannah's prom dress to the seamstress for alterations - accomplished Monday, however,
it is still going to be too big on top as the seamstress said altering around the beading is too hard, so we have to make a plan for that- pins? my own sad hand-stitching? body tape? or take it to a bridal shop and hope we don't lose the house paying for it - probably going with the last one - yikes! When a tiny Asian seamstress points to your daughter and tells her she needs to eat more, she might ought to listen. :)
filing taxes - that is planned for today, but we need a form from Zach that I have been asking for for several days, and he still has not produced it, so we may have to wait until tomorrow
celebrate Savannah's birthday - okay this is a fun one, but it does involve work, and we have a plan for it
As is usual for us, we wanted one fun day on this break. It's the first time Andy and I have had a week off together in over a year, so we desired rest and family togetherness along with a break big enough to tackle some daunting tasks. Our first choice was to go to a spring meet at a horse track that we have never visited, but the weather looks iffy, and it's a park like place meaning outdoor viewing, so we looked for another option. We landed on a day trip to hike in both a state and national park. Zach could not join us as he is not on spring break and had a big project due. I would have loved to include the kids' friends but did not want to take two vehicles and probably would have needed to do so. In the end it worked out just fine, and what follows will be an obnoxious number of pictures taken during our day trip. Bonus: it only cost us a tank of gas and the price to pack trail snacks along with deli sandwiches.
Our road trip in pictures:
The girls played with selfies on the way.
Julia likes to be daring.
She's also very funny. She started the day by insisting it would be a selfie tour, so she sought selfie spots and took her own pictures.
This is the proof that I was there.
When Wyatt saw this and realized we were headed to the top, he stated, "I see fear."
I hear ya buddy.
fat man's misery
the view from the top
two things on this
1. I want to see it in the fall.
2. I wish more of the spring foliage were in bloom.
because we must do handstands on the top of the bridge
Julia was mad that I would not let her go to the edge with Andy.
Wyatt had a hard time at the top. It was windy, but he did acknowledge that the view was great and that he was having fun.
top of the bridge
an overlook - love this shot of Savannah
our view from the overlook
the overlook
fat man's misery
Julia loved this bridge
After we left the natural bridge, we headed into national park to hike a trail that promised an arch and a waterfall.
The trail started off very pretty and almost tropical looking.
We have some climbers in the group.
and some silliness
I captured a hard to get natural smile.
love this!
rock path
a lesson in skipping rocks
my favorite photo of the day
Andy works on skipping rocks with Wyatt. I love it not just for the relationship captured but also for the richness of color and clarity of the photo.
I wish I had my camera booklet with me. A better depth of field would have made this picture amazing and capture the true wonder of this arch. I never went on manual mode yesterday. I took the camera to work on my intellectual goal, but instead I just captured memories, and I am okay with that.
Climbing this took effort from every hiker we saw except for Julia. She shimmied up that thing like she does that everyday.
Andy and the girls on top of the arch.
The picture below gives a better perspective of how far I was from them.
The first part of the climb to the arch.
We came home exhausted, but we all agreed it was a great day.
