Providence Canyon and Auburn Too

On Sunday, we decided to get a hotel near Columbus so that we wouldn't have to drive too far to go to Providence Canyon.  Well we couldn't find a cheap enough hotel in Columbus, but we found one in Auburn, Alabama.  So we booked it (thanks priceline) packed real quick and off we went.  The hotel had a great pool and the kids loved it.  Later that evening, we ran downtown to explore Auburn University.  It has a lot more character than Weber State.  It was fun and we decided Jac could go there, if she gets a scholarship.   Go War Eagles.

The next morning we drove down to Providence Canyon where we hiked for several hours.  For those who are not familar with Providence Canyon, it was formed by reckless farming and soil  erosion.  There is a 3 mile hike around the canyon and then several small hikes up the canyons.  But these canyons are all made from dirt.  Not like the rock canyons in Utah, but the same colors.  Jac was running up one and tripped on a tree stump and dove to the like she was diving for home plate.  And she ended up as dirty as if she had slid to home plate.  After some whining about how it hurt she was better though.  After a few hours of hiking up these canyons, it started to rain, so we returned to the van.  It was a lot of fun and we'd recommend it to anyone that is looking for a fun beautiful place to hike.  But it is just over 2 hours away, so it can't just be done any day.

Daddy Daughter Braves Games

Ryan and I (Kelly) went to the Braves game against the Rockies tonight for a Daddy-Daughter date.  Don't feel bad for Jac; she got to go to London for a Daddy-Daughter birthday trip.  All day Ryan was excited and telling us about the Championship Basketball Game that she was going to go to.  As we were driving, she kept asking if we were at the Championship yet.  We watched a few innings and then when to the Cartoon Network kids area where she had some fun for 2 innings, then back to the game. She did great watching the game and then she decided that she wanted to be on the big screen.  So after a few innings of her dancing, she was on the big screen.  She almost didn't notice because she was having so much fun dancing.  But she saw herself and had on the biggest grin.  Then she was full of adreniline for the rest of the night.  During the top of the 9th after the Rockies had scored 3 runs, we decided to take off early.  Right as we were leaving a foul ball came screaming towards us, and I caught it (if by catching it you mean sticking your right hand out to catch it and then realizing that this thing is coming at you at a very fast speed and it is probably going to hurt and then pulling back your hand at the last second and letting it rickasahy off of the pole and then diving to pick it up).  So then I gave Ryan the ball because she had just gone for a crazy ride on my shoulders while I was diving for a foul ball.  She immediatley threw the ball back.  What in the world?  I had just risked her life to get that thing and she throws it back!  Well a nice little girl picked it up and returned it to us.  I didn't let her touch it again until we got back to the van.  But once she had the ball back, she wouldn't let it go and snuggled up with it to fall asleep.  

We had a good time and she really did enjoy herself watching the game.  Thanks Delta for the tickets in a great location. 

Jannica's got style

I do not usually wake up when Jac goes to school. Because I work nights, and Kelly has to get up early anyway, that responsibility falls to him. The other morning I was awake early because I was sick and came out to talk to Jac for a minute. I did a double take when I noticed what she was wearing and made her come into the light so I could get a better look. This is what I found....






The leopard print over the black and white polka dots is bad enough, but do you see the leggings over the tights? And the gold shoes?
Just when I think she has got the whole getting dressed on her own thing figured out.....