The first thing we did was to visit Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge to see the migrating snow geese. The sight of so many birds was almost as breathtaking as the amount of water on the ground. The photos I took are in my 35mm camera and have yet to be developed. I'll post them later. (And no, I do not want a digital camera. I love my 35 mm.) We had a great time. Both Jonah and tried to climb the observation tower but only got about half way. We just couldn't make it too the top -- too windy and cold and you can see all the way to the bottom!
Another huge hit was our visit to the local used book store in Aberdeen. Jonah discovered his love of the Deltora Quest series there. He read this book in about two days! We had to go back to get another one.
The boys enjoyed playing with the blocks that Gramma and Grampa Cook keep in their house. Toby and Jonah each made a robot with their share of the blocks.We got a chance to fly a kite while we were there! It was cold and the field was wet but the kite flew really well.
Other memories of the trip include the great meals that both Gramma Beck and Gramma Cook made, playing at a park with snow still on the ground, watching "Bolt" and "Star Wars" with Gramma Kasey, and having a pine cone war in a park with Daddy on the way home.
Thanks to Gramma Cook for taking these photos!
