Fairfax County Geocaching Scavenger Hunt Fairfax County plans so many fun family activities. On Saturday, they hosted the Geocaching Scavenger Hunt at Burke Lake. It was our first time geocaching, so it took us a little while to figure it out, but it was great exercise in a beautiful setting. In the end, if you
Neighborhood Wildlife It's amazing the wildlife you can observe in our neighborhood. We went for a small walk this afternoon and this is what we saw (we also saw a fox and lots of birds, but didn't get pictures of them): I love how this beautiful flower is
Creek Look closely, there are lots of frogs eggs in the water Interesting fungus growing This is at the creek by our house, lots of tadpoles right now This is a huge dead beetle Savannah found on the ground while we were waiting for Carson's bus at the highschool.
Providence Canyon There are seven natural wonders of Georgia, so we are trying to visit them all. This one is Providence Canyon. A really colorful fun hike with the kids. We had a great time and it was nice to get our of town for a while. There was a 1/4
Tallulah Gorge Tallulah Gorge is a big rocky canyon that cuts through the North Georgia Hills This wrought iron fence is placed on the edge of a rocky cliff. There's a sheer drop all the way down to the water below, you can see behind Tucker how high we are.
Amicalola Falls We drove about an hour and a half north of us to check out Amicalola Falls. you can drive up to the top and look out from a bridge then you can go down a long stairway to the bottom of the falls we all went down the stairs, but
Rock City (in GA, Near Chattanooga, TN) When we moved to Atlanta, we noticed quite a few people had bird houses that said, 'See Rock City'. So when we visited Chattanooga, we decided to see Rock City. It is technically in GA, but just barely. It is on a hill (or as they are called
Chickamauga Civil War Battlefield Near the border of Georgia and Tennessee is the Chickamauga Civil War Battlefield. We didn't have exact plans on our way to TN, so we decided to stop and take a look. Again, the government shutdown closed down the fields. They went as far as putting up no
Kennesaw Civil War Battlefield with the Grandparents While Grandma & Grandpa Aksland were in town, we went to the Kennesaw Civil War Battlefield. It was really weird to have it closed down due the to government shutdown. They purposely made it as difficult as possible to look at a field, as though us looking at a field
School Playground We went to our elementary school playground with Grandma and Grandpa Aksland while they were here. It has two short nature trails that we explored, then played on the play equipment. Nice playground.
carson Carson's City Since each of kids has a city named after them, we figured we should visit each of them. So before leaving Sparks, we wanted to get some pictures with Carson and his city. We had a great time on our little trip. We started it out by hitting Doughboy Doughnuts
Kennesaw Mountain, Civil War batllefield What do we do on our first weekend in the south? What else? We visit a battlefield! Above is some mica that Carson found on the ground on our walk to the battlefield. Kennesaw Mountain National Park is just about a half an hour drive from where we live, so
Exploring Hidden Caves, Fallon, NV We went to Fallon, NV, yesterday. We went to a place called 'Hidden Caves', where there are 3 hidden caves in the hills. They are in this area that used to be a huge lake, hundreds of years ago. They have a trail that goes to each of
Pyramid Lake outing Walking down towards the lake. Some of the odd calcium deposits, called 'tufa'. Me, fascinated by the 'tufa' on the shores of the lake. Again, me, wondering what this stuff is and how it was formed and how long it took to get there. We all
family Grimes Point Archaeological Area Trail, NV As I returned home from work about a week ago, I found the 'Family Pulse' magazine lying on our driveway. It wasn't half-bad. I actually read a lot of it (which means it must be pretty good, I rarely read freebie magazines and papers). It
carson Galena Creek, Reno, NV Angela took a much needed movie break this afternoon. So Carson, Tucker and I had a few hours to burn. Tucker has a definite preference for Angela, making 'just the boys' time intimidating. So what do you do with a busted-up shoulder, cracked ribs, and two young
family Staycation Day 1 -- Sardine Lake, California Agenda: * Visit Sand Pond, Lower and Upper Sardine Lakes in the Sierra Buttes of California (click on the picture above to see how Tucker REALLY felt at that moment) * Ice cream in Historic Downtown Truckee, CA * Circus Circus trapeze show and games * Take and Bake pizza at home. * Movie at
