Spelunkers!

We have been journeying into caves as we finished reading Journey to the Center of the Earth. All the school kids came over for a little lesson on caves and then they became experts on a certain aspect of caves and shared their expertise with the other kids. Tanner chose to learn more about stalagmites and stalactites which put him in the group with the older girls. It seemed liked he did his share of the work even though he was the youngest by far!


Even Hunter shared his report on cave paintings! He was very proud of his colorful cave painting...

The next day Ladd, Tanner, and I trekked (and it was a trek-2.5 hour drive one way!) to Mitchell Caverns somewhere between here and Arizona. Hunter got to stay with Grandma for the day (Thanks, Mom!). It was a long car ride, but worth the drive. Who knew this little gem existed in the middle of no-where!

The background here show the "Eyes of the Mountain" and is the entrance to the caves.

The pictures don't even compare to what it looked like in real life.


We saw two mama cows feeding their babies right on the side of the road. We were a little surprised to see cows in the middle of the desert. We later found out there is a ranch nearby.

A fun trip where we met a fun family from Scotland. They were taking three months off from life to travel to National Parks around the world- must be nice. Listening to a very talkative three old with a Scottish accent is just about the cutest thing ever. Tanner is very proud that he now has a friend from Scotland! Too bad I didn't get any pictures of them...

If you are ever driving to Arizona from California I highly suggest you plan a few hours out of your trip to visit Mitchell Caverns. It is a pretty neat place! Here is their website: http://www.mitchell-caverns.com/ just in case you ever want to go!