Tag! We're It!

Zack (and Jill) tagged Perrin, wanting to know 11 things about Perrin. So here goes...

1. Perrin is a very hard worker. His current job is mowing Grandpa's lawn. He is very good at saving his money for important things. Along with Connor, he has saved for many computer and play station games and a very special Mother's Day present for me. This week he'll have $40.00 to go toward the laptop they are dreaming of.

2. Perrin loves books! He is forever asking me to read. So far his favorites are "Chickens in the Headlights," "The Hobbit" and "The Sea of Trolls."

3. Perrin loves fishing. He never gets tired of waiting for a fish to bite.

4. Perrin is a good brother. He is very thoughtful toward Connor. And wants to make sure Connor has everything he needs.

5. Perrin loves geocaching. And he's very good at finding tricky caches.

6. Perrin is Dad's man. He loves following Shane anywhere, doing all that Dad does.

7. Perrin is good at math.

8. He is also good at remembering history and science facts.

9. Perrin is brave. Last year when we went sledding, there was a pretty good hill right next to us and a giant hill (that we later named "Mount Doom") farther away. Perrin didn't even try the easy hill. He went strait for "Mount Doom"

10. Perrin LOVES sushi!!! When given a choice of where to eat, he ALWAYS asks for sushi.

11. Perrin's prize possessions are his 4-wheeler and his BB gun.

Okay, this is us tagging Bern, we want to hear 11 things about your beauties. And Stacie (hehehe) we NEED more Terry info! It would also be fun to hear from Colleen, Jeanie, Chrissy and Jill about their other kids, if you have time and room on your blogs.

Surrendering to the mundane…

We had planned to strap on our new backpacks and spend most of this 4 day weekend hiking. But that was before pouring rain AND a broken Jeep got in the way. So we spent Memorial Day weekend doing something we rarely do…watching movies. I finally got to see “I am Legend” (thanks Laura) and the boys rented a Shrek video game that they had fun with. All in all it was pretty fun, even if I didn’t get to wear my hiking boots.

What did you all do this weekend?

My Pal...

Tonight we hiked up Little Mountain. (Sorry, no pictures. I forgot the camera.) Little Mountain is basically a big hill of lava rock in the middle of the valley. There are lots of cool caves, which we didn't really get to explore. (forgot the flashlight too) And there is a great view from the top.

So I was a little tired tonight and lagging way behind. Connor came back to find me and we had this little conversation:

Connor: "Want to hold hands, Mom?
Me: "Sure Connor, are you my pal?"
Connor: "Yes! You can always rely on me. When ever you call I will always come. When I'm a grownup, and you feel lonely, you can just call me and I'll come over."

How's that for a Mother's Day treat! Connor is a sweet, sweet boy and I am lucky to be his Mom!

Mud in a CRD!

The cold weather has hung on for a lot longer than we thought it would. It is already May and we still have snowy/rainy days and nights. But the calender and the Gundersens say that it is spring! :o) We are grateful for all the moisture that we have received, but it has been a very muddy spring for my poor little Jeep!

Last week we decided to go for a little drive. Well, the little drive turned into a 2 mile hike up a game path. We ended up at the head of Trout Creek. There was a beautiful little pond. It was incredible to watch as the water bubbled up from the earth.