Today after Stake Conference we packed up the kids and went for a drive to Mt. St. Helens, something we have been meaning to do for a long time now since living in Oregon. It was a beautiful sunny fall day, the leaves turning- and the wind blowing. We made sandwiches and ate them on the way. The kids did really well on the drive, It was about a 5 hour drive round trip. We made them turn off all electrical devices- gameboys, nintendo DS, i pods ect. on the way there. I have been thinking lately about how we need to take more road trips and make them more meaningful and fun- something they will always remember. I wanted them to actually look out the window and see something new- instead of being glued to the gameboy or whatever. Jack had a fun time reading the map, lily drew and played hangman, Taylor repeated everything everyone said and had fun just looking out the window, Lucy was a good girl and slept the whole way there. We got there and the wind was blowing around 50 mph- ashes were blowing everywhere. It was an amazing sight to see- my i phone pics don't do it justice, I will have to post some of my others too. The kids loved walking in the wind and learning about Mt. St. Helens. It was a fun day, and well worth the drive- I hope we can go there again and hike around more.
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Bold move taking away electronics. We love rode tripping but have relied heavily on the t.v. maybe we will try without sometime.
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