Goose Lake

We spent Thursday on Goose Lake. It is one of the longest trails to get up the mountain, and bumpiest, but its the most pretty when you get there. It has a huge lake on it, that you can go fishing on. We knew that this would be a long day and we packed our lunch to take with us on the 4wheelers that day.

Once again having my little point and shoot camera came in handy on this ride so we could get some family pictures of us at the top. There were also little chipmunks everywhere up there. We spent a good while feeding them. They would come right up to you and get whatever food you were willing to feed them and they would eat it! Palin and Cash both thought that was really neat.

I love this picture of Cash. He was sitting on a big rock throwing little rocks in the lake trying to get them to skip.

 

 

Day 4 and 5

Tuesday morning we were up early and kids were ready to head up Greenie Peak. Its the highest mountain in Red River, that you can go up. It also has a lot of trails and pretty scenery. 

Palin insisted on me taking her picture with the Bear that was at the entrance to our front door.

The weather was great all day why we were on Greenie Peak we were able to ride around for most of the day.

When we got the top we took pictures and enjoyed the scenery. Toby also gave me my "new" wedding ring while we were up there.  I had lost mine when we moved in February and we had waited a while to replace it. Greenie Peak was where he gave me my promise ring back in college when we first started dating in 2000.  Crazy 14 years later we were there with our two crazy kids!

Since we had been to Red River last they had done a lot about posting new signs and more informational signs to read along the trails about the mines and stuff that were there.

We let Cash drive a little through mud puddles and such along the way. He had a good time getting to do that.

The next day we spent the day in town doing things and took a break from the trails for the day.  We took the kids tubing, Cash loved it and did it for an hour, over and over again! Palin hated it did it once, screamed the whole time and she was done!

 

Palin and I dropped the boys off at the park for them to play disc golf and we headed into town to go Jump again! Like I said earlier, she loved it and wanted to Jump again!

We went and let her jump and did a little shopping before we went and pick the boys back up from the park when they were finished playing disc golf.

 

 

 

Day 3

Monday morning was our first morning to wakeup in Red River, and we got up and Toby made homemade waffles for breakfast and then we loaded up and headed out on the 4 wheelers for the day!

Kids were excited to try out their new helmets and goggles for the trip. It was cool that morning when we left and headed up the mountain.

We stopped throughout the trail to walkaround and go exploring. Palin wanted a snack to eat everytime we stopped so I spent lots of time with her while she snacked and the boys went exploring in the woods.

They found rocks and lots of caves and mines that were used in the early 1900's. 

That afternoon we went back to the house that we were staying and took showers and cleaned up and headed into the town of Red River. The kids some activities that they wanted to do. They both were excited to get to jump. Palin LOVED it!! and talked about it all week!

Cash liked it but was not into it like Palin was. He was more into other things that week.

After messing around in town we headed back to the house to cook dinner.

Red River Day One and Two

We headed out last Saturday for our 9 day vacation to the mountains, to Red River New Mexico. We divided it up into two days of driving. This is the craziness that we dealt with in the car the first day! We arrived in Amarillo around 7pm on Saturday evening and went to dinner and then headed to the hotel for the evening. We let the kids swim and then headed to bed.

Palin insisted on wearing her sunglasses and carrying her purse, taking her weenie dog and carrying her own makeup whereever we went the first couple of days. This girl dances to the beat of her own drum.

 

The next morning we ate breakfast at the hotel and headed out to get on the road. Once into New Mexico we started seeing signs for Capulin Volcano and if you have ever travelled with Cash you know that sparked 10,000 questions for Toby about Volcanoes and what they were, how they worked, why they worked. At this point I was glad that Cash was in the front seat with Toby and I was in the back seat with Palin. Toby did not have an answer for everything, and he said Cash why dont we just go look at it, Cash lit up and was so excited!!

It was just a minor detour off the highway for us and the kids were so excited. We stopped at the entrance and took pictures, and were able to use my little camera some on this trip when we wanted a family picture, using the timer on the camera to allow us some family pictures on the trip.

 

 

Once you checked in at the park rangers office and paid  your $5 dollar you were permitted to drive to the top of the volcano. When we checked in they gave each kid a ranger book of things that they had to look for and read about with activities. If they completed 4 fo them before we got back down the volcano and turned it in they would get ranger badges.

The kids were excited about had a blast at the top of it completing their books. When we got done on the volcano, we headed down and turned their books in. They were sworn in as junior park rangers.

They each recieved a badge, and certificate that they were now junior rangers. They felt proud.

They quickly saw ranger hats that they wanted to pin their badges on. So they convinced me that they needed them and talked me into buying them for them to place their badges on. They wore their hats the rest of the day.

We arrived in Red River around 4pm on Sunday afternoon and let them go to the park and play since they had been in the car all day. They were excited to get a little freedom.

The park had out door excerise euipment and Cash thought that it was entertaining to play on. That night Toby and Cash played outside our house that we were staying in with sling shots and rocks before heading to bed.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday was my birthday! I turned 33! Thats sounds old... really old.. LOL!  I spent the day at work. We had a birthda breakfast with my office that morning and that evening got home to presents and cupcakes! Once we all got home from work we headed to Granbury to eat at Babe's! It's my favorite resturant for this area. It's yummy!

After Babe's we went home and opened presents and had cupakes from the bakery in Dublin that I love! They were delicious! Palin can't get enough cupcakes. Cash found the birthday hat that I had bought for Toby in February and told me I had to wear it. So I guess we are starting a tradition with the hat that when it's your birthday you have to wear it.  After cupcakes and presents we got the kids ready for bed, and Jon and Lois stopped by with presents and Colt (my nephew) to visit for a little bit. Colt is in town visiting for the week.  

It was a great day! I fell asleep on the couch at 10:00 watching the news... I guess I can say, I'm getting old!

 

The night before my birthday on Tuesday night a small box got delivered in the mail. Cash wanted to know what was in it and I declined to tell him, which drove him crazy.  Once Toby got home we decided to let them open the box and see what was inside. They opened it and it was a set of goggles for each of them. Palin thought they were for swimming and Cash knew  that they were for 4wheeling. We told them that they would need them since we were leaving soon on vacation to Red River. They were super excited.