February Fun

Since swimming in the creek last weekend, we've been back down to the frigid zero degree temperatures, and then back up to 50 on Friday. What a roller coaster! We were very happy for the beautiful weather Saturday. Tyler and Kathy are away for the weekend, so the boys and I had planned to take a short trip to see a local historical site. Columbus Junction has a really nice swinging bridge. I pitched it to the boys as "going to see the Indiana Jones bridge". When we were almost in Columbus Junction, Wyatt said, "I don't think this bridge will be the same bridge Indiana Jones was on."
After the big build up, I was a little concerned that they'd be disappointed when we actually saw the bridge, but they both were very excited and interested. We stayed longer than I expected, just running across it and feeling it bounce and swing. If you have never been to Columbus Junction to see their swinging bridge, we recommend that you do so!
We think that we could build a swinging bridge and hope to try it during summer vacation. We're going to start gathering building materials and making plans. Naturally, our progress will be reported here, if indeed we actually get to build.
We stopped to play at the Denning Conservation Area near Houghton on our way home. We were the only ones there for quite a while. Another family with three little girls came, and they eventually started communicating with the boys. Actually, chasing the boys would be a better description. They chased and chased until they were worn out and their parents told them it was time to go. After they left, the boys wondered "why did those girls chase us". I just told them to get used to it, and keep running....that girls would be chasing them from now until one lucky girl catches a husband!


Denning Park is a very nice playground, very secluded and quiet, but the neighboring fields have recently been fertilized with organic waste, so the air wasn't as fresh as we would have liked. Otherwise, it's a great place to take the kids!