On Saturday we celebrated Mason’s birthday. Heidi built him a shark cake. He got to chose what we did, and he decided to go to Funland. He has wanted to go there for a while and finally got his chance. At first we weren’t sure if it was going to be that much fun, since it is not really that big of a place. But we ended up having a lot of fun. Their favorite part was the rock wall, where they both got higher than anyone else we saw that day.
They also went on a couple roller coaster things, which were only about thirty yards in circumference, but lasted more than five minutes each. In fact, one seemed to go five minutes forward, then reversed direction. They went so long it seemed like Mason was going to puke but he didn’t. Then we were going to go to Cici’s to eat pizza but Mason decided he wanted a Subway sandwich instead, and ate an entire footlong chicken sandwich.
When we went camping over Columbus Day, we were driving through the town of Warsaw when we realized we were right in time for a parade. So we stopped and pulled out our lawn chairs and sat down and waited for the parade. It was similar to the Aberdeen Days parade, but without the airplane, and a lot longer. But they did have several old tractors, which I taped for Herb’s benefit.
The kids enjoyed the parade, and ended up with quite a bit of candy.
Over the Columbus Day weekend, we celebrated the discovery of America by discovering a new camping spot, Belle Isle State Park, or “Bell Al” park as the natives would say. We set up our camp in good time. The kids both brought capes, so they each had assistance from capes. We went on several hikes. The paths at Belle Isle aren’t very difficult; they are mostly tractor roads. But they are quite deserted and scenic.
Sunday night a fellow camper gave a presentation on astronomy, and brought along a powerful telescope. We all got to see the moons of Jupiter and a galaxy that is the farthest object visible. Mason was hoping it was the Star Wars galaxy.
We also went out along the river bank and on the way back found a copperhead snake that had recently been run over. So, we did what Columbus would have done and ate it. Seriously, we ate roadkill. At least (more…)
Both of the kids like my motorcycle. I like to give them rides on it, and they love it when I give them a ride to school. That way, they can really be cool walking into their classrooms with their motorcycle helmets. So I try to do it a few times a year when the weather is nice. The weather was nice the last two Fridays so I took Whitney one Friday and Mason the next.
