Monday, October 27, 2008

Playing In The Dirt

Over the weekend, we took the kids out to Carnegie SVRA, about an hours drive from home.

We spent the morning with the kids riding the quad around, Steve riding his dirt bike, and Grant playing in the dirt.  

It was a beautiful fall morning, with crystal clear air and sky.


Grant thinks he's a big kid, and is all ready to ride the quad.

Olivia's getting the hang of riding, and has mastered the throttle and brakes.  She knows her limits and knows when to slow down...

After much whining and begging, Grant finally got Steve to take him for a little spin!

Jack's got a ways to go before he's safe riding...he can't quite figure out the brakes and doesn't let off the throttle when he's trying to stop!  
He preferred running around laughing!

I sent the kids on a scavenger hunt to find various items around the camp.  They took it a step further and began counting how many bottlecaps they could find!

Grant loves dirt.  And noise.  He is the epitome of the definition of boy.
Boy: noun: A noise with dirt on it.

Rocks to climb up and jump off of...what could be better?

I love Steve like this - 5 days a week he's clean shaven and dressed up.  On the weekends, he goes to the other extreme.  And I love it.

It was great to get out of the house and away from the "chores" that occupy much of our time and enjoy the dirt, clean air and open space...even if just for a few hours!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Looks like you guys had a blast. I've never ever seen Steve look all grungy and dirty. So wierd. He's always so dressed up and clean shaven. =o) Glad you had such a good time!