GKC - Day 2

A little addendum to yesterday.

When we were at the Big Texan,

we heard someone say,

"Mitchell, what are you doing here?"

It was Mrs. Myada,

Mitchell's teacher last school year!

I can't believe that I did it again!

I did not replace the card

in my camera last night

and discovered it missing

this morning at Alibates.

OK, move on...

You know that it is going to be a

good day when your cereal

arrives in ice cream cone shaped 

Longaberger

with a scoop of ice cream on top.

yummmm!

We had little time to get things

together this morning

because of the 10 AM tour

scheduled at Alibates National Monument

near Lake Meridith, a little more than an hour away.

hurry... hurry... hurry

no good!

But, we arrived a few minutes early,

 with just enough time for

a little snack and potty break.

Alibates is a flint quarry.

We took the one mile hike to the quarry.

The ranger was an excellent guide.

All the kids walked on their own.

Grant carried a backpack

of water for everyone!

We had perfect hiking weather.  

This picture is from my phone

and I am grateful to have it!

The kids were very interested in

the flint and the insects!

Mitchell desperately wanted to

catch a grasshopper in his hat!

One finally jumped on the rim,

but not inside.

We got stamps for passports.

Others on the tour were extremely

interested in Grandkids Camp.

We always generate lots of

interesting questions from strangers.

There was a nice picnic table

in the shade at the headquarters

that we took full advantage of

for our lunch.

Lunch.

It had been an unusual morning.

It is not easy to get out of the house

with seven kids, people!

And at 8:30?

Are you kidding me?

All this to excuse our lunch debaucle. 

What is a PBJ without the J?

We substituted bananas!

How do you eat pudding cups

without spoons?

We found nine plastic spoons

in the console of the truck!

We had no chips

because we did not refill the basket!

Tomorrow, we will have a better plan.

But, no one left hungry

and we are very grateful for the improvisions.

Now, on to the waterpark,

Treasure Island at Sunray.

We had a great afternoon here.

It is a small waterpark,

designed for families.

 We were able to sit

in the shallow water and

watch all seven kids

play on the pirate ship,

dive from the board,

or slide down the long, twisting slides.

Brock and Mitchell were constantly on the slides.

Will, Jack, Holly and Grant were everywhere,

especially diving

and Charlotte played with us 

and any of the big kids who wanted

to take her to the pirate ship. 

It was fun and relaxing.

We decided on the campfire cookout

because the afternoon was so comfortable.

Carefully laid, it was a one match fire.

This is team work,

but sometimes,

it is just nice to play alone for a while

on Grammy's kitchen floor.

After a hot dog cook out,

S'mores are the perfect dessert.

More adventures tomorrow!