Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Sharp left!
Turn left on Moosa Road then take a shape left. These words are a nightmare in my ear...every time we come home it's time for a quick prayer as we accelerate up the mountain roads to Winnemucca. It's worse than a roller coaster ride and this Mama Froggy is not a fan of coasters (all I can handle is the Zippin' Pippin' and at least I know that won't run off the track or encounter oncoming traffic). As the week has moved on we have had less tears of terror but it's still an adventure and that's what we signed up for!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
You're only 6 once!
Happy Birthday J3!!! You're officially 6 today! Yay! It's your day to choose what we should do! But remember if 5 and under are free, then you are still 5, right Bud?!?!?
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Pikes Peak or Bust!
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.....the Froggy Five decided to drive up Pikes Peak versus riding the cog railway! What a good decision that was! We are so glad our family convinced us to make the trek up by ourselves!
Our home base is right down the road from The Pikes Peak Highway and we were off! I drove up here when I was about 12 so it had been a very long time and everything felt new to me! Amazing views at evey turn! First point of intrigue for the kids was the Bigfoot crossing sign! That is super cool!!!!! Reminded us of the WolfBear back home! Great for the imagination! Not too much further down the road was the Bigfoot wood carving. Now. The kids have bears and Bigfoot on their minds!
When you drive your own car up Pikes Peak you have the luxury of stopping at any point along the way. J2 had his camera snapping lots of pictures around every bend. I truly think our driveway prepared us for this venture because it wasn't very scary. Also the fact that we watched the Pikes Peak Hill Climb on YouTube a few times so going 20 mph instead of 130 mph sure helped too!
After what happened to J1 at the hot springs we had the kids guzzling water like crazy and eating goldfish n apples.....we are not letting this altitude sickness attack us! Therefore we stopped at every potty on the way up!
Just below the summit at about mile 18 we saw Big Horn Sheep and Marmots! How do they live in this rocky terrain? So glad they made a visit near the side of the road so we could see them in their natural habitat!
We made it!!! The summit of Pikes Peak! Snow, glorious snow! The thunderstorm last night dropped snow on the mountain just for us Wisconsinites! What do you do with snow? Build a snowman of course!!!
In the summit house the smells of the fresh baked donuts were delicious. Unfortunately due to J1's severe peanut allergy we didn't take any chance with her having one :( instead we stuck to packaged safe foods which left her with a fruit cup and cheetos! Good combination, huh?
After taking in the views from all angles and learning that this inspired the song America the Beautiful we started our descend down the mountain! Brake check stop: Passed! We are good to go! This was a breeze! D and I had more trouble adjusting on the way down than up....it took my ears quite a while to pop! Troopers are we! We survived the climb! And we'd do it again! So fun!!!!
Time for a visit to The Trading Post our favorite shop in Garden of the Gods. Great food too!!! Found lots of treasures to bring home! J2 and J3 found their patches that they love to collect on vacation! J1 found a feather for her hair! Ah, the joy of shopping!
Our evening ended with visitors and relaxation back at our home base. So nice to kick back and relax! We made the driveway ascent in daylight and without tears!!!! Also a Happy Birthday Eve celebration so we could share our cake with others!!! A special ending for a special almost 6 year old boy! Sleep tight and recharge for tommorrow will bring another adventure!
Our home base is right down the road from The Pikes Peak Highway and we were off! I drove up here when I was about 12 so it had been a very long time and everything felt new to me! Amazing views at evey turn! First point of intrigue for the kids was the Bigfoot crossing sign! That is super cool!!!!! Reminded us of the WolfBear back home! Great for the imagination! Not too much further down the road was the Bigfoot wood carving. Now. The kids have bears and Bigfoot on their minds!
When you drive your own car up Pikes Peak you have the luxury of stopping at any point along the way. J2 had his camera snapping lots of pictures around every bend. I truly think our driveway prepared us for this venture because it wasn't very scary. Also the fact that we watched the Pikes Peak Hill Climb on YouTube a few times so going 20 mph instead of 130 mph sure helped too!
After what happened to J1 at the hot springs we had the kids guzzling water like crazy and eating goldfish n apples.....we are not letting this altitude sickness attack us! Therefore we stopped at every potty on the way up!
Just below the summit at about mile 18 we saw Big Horn Sheep and Marmots! How do they live in this rocky terrain? So glad they made a visit near the side of the road so we could see them in their natural habitat!
We made it!!! The summit of Pikes Peak! Snow, glorious snow! The thunderstorm last night dropped snow on the mountain just for us Wisconsinites! What do you do with snow? Build a snowman of course!!!
In the summit house the smells of the fresh baked donuts were delicious. Unfortunately due to J1's severe peanut allergy we didn't take any chance with her having one :( instead we stuck to packaged safe foods which left her with a fruit cup and cheetos! Good combination, huh?
After taking in the views from all angles and learning that this inspired the song America the Beautiful we started our descend down the mountain! Brake check stop: Passed! We are good to go! This was a breeze! D and I had more trouble adjusting on the way down than up....it took my ears quite a while to pop! Troopers are we! We survived the climb! And we'd do it again! So fun!!!!
Time for a visit to The Trading Post our favorite shop in Garden of the Gods. Great food too!!! Found lots of treasures to bring home! J2 and J3 found their patches that they love to collect on vacation! J1 found a feather for her hair! Ah, the joy of shopping!
Our evening ended with visitors and relaxation back at our home base. So nice to kick back and relax! We made the driveway ascent in daylight and without tears!!!! Also a Happy Birthday Eve celebration so we could share our cake with others!!! A special ending for a special almost 6 year old boy! Sleep tight and recharge for tommorrow will bring another adventure!
Please pass the Butter!
Whitewater rafting was high on our list but we will need to beef up J2 and J3 before we can even go on the mild to moderate half day trip. We're about 5 pounds too short...time to butter up these kids and stretch them out! Disappointing, yes, but all the more reason to come back! Thank goodness we called first before making the hour drive. The Family Float was suitable but sounded like what we do in Waupaca each summer so, no.....Been there done that, we'll just save up for next time!
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