The kids were great though. We were outside all the way up to dinner time and would seek refuge from time to time in some of our outdoor shelters. We played a ton of games and learned about rocks (rockity-rock-rock-rock) and also learned about glaciers and how they carve our valleys. There was a 5 second break in the clouds and the kids were able to identify the U-shaped valley that the Piedmont glacier carved out over the last ice age. By the end of the afternoon though, the kids were starting to get a little restless and I was beginning to lose feeling in my hands. So, two things going on the christmas list (yes, i know it's only September) - Waterproof mittens & galoshes.
Now it's 8pm, and i am e.x.h.a.u.s.t.e.d. I desperately want to go for a run, but it's really hard to get motivated when all i want to do is go to sleep, and it's still raining and cold out. So, instead, i'm choosing to stay in doors and start looking at my Grand Canyon books that arrived today.
here are a few shots from today.
The glacier lesson.
Emma using heat and pressure to form her metamorphic rock
rain coats!!!
lunch under an awning to keep the kids dry.
Nick & Codi getting excited for "skit" time during orientation.
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