Our Adoption Adventure

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Saturday Woodworking Project

Mom was off working on this beautiful Saturday, so Dad and AJ decided to surprise her by building a bed to replace the old Hollywood frame/headboard/footboard in our guest room that broke one night right before guests arrived. (Sorry you had to sleep on the floor, Grandpa and Meemaw!)

The girls helped shop for wood at Lowes.

AJ helps Dad measure and cut

Screwing together the frame

The bed is built and in the house!

The finished bed with slats in place

And...voila! A good, sturdy bed for our guests (for about $40 in supplies). Come visit!

(And yes, Mom was surprised.)

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Fall Break Trip: Garden of the Gods

Before heading back to Kentucky, we headed to the Garden of the Gods park in the Shawnee National Forest, about an hour from Matt's grandparents. The quarter-mile trail we walked had all kinds of cool rock formations for the kids to climb around and explore.

Dad leads the way

Climbing with Dad

Mom & Dad

Chloe decided she wanted to jump in the picture

Dad is king of the mountain!

I wonder where she learned that...

AJ is always up for some tree climbing

Dad helps AJ get a start climbing up the biggest rock

Success!

AJ said, "Dad, thanks for showing me how to climb rocks!"

Dad gives Essie a helpful push

This is Matt trying out the panoramic camera feature on his new phone

Dad & Chloe

Essie

Dad & AJ

Essie & Chloe

Chloe & Essie

Essie

Chloe

Happy kids having a blast

It was a very fun morning hike on a beautiful fall day.

Wagons East back to Kentucky!

Fall Break Trip: The Dragon Park

On Sunday of our Fall Break trip, we needed something to entertain the kids for the afternoon. So, while Matt visited with family, Amy, Aunt Buffy, and Cousin Rachel took the kids to a little known gem of a park in Carbondale, Illinois. It is commonly known as the Dragon Park - a medieval-themed kids park built in memory of a child who was killed in the area.