Geocaching in the Savannah

 Today we introduce a couple of Meg and Zach's friends to geocaching. We were searching for the Raccoon Cache located in a savannah in Hodgkins. 

The kids had a great time exploring and I think we have two new treasure hunters on our hands!

Hiking the I&M Canal

Sunday morning we had planned to make a trip to Starve Rock. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate. It was cold and misty. Instead we decided to do some hiking in the Joliet area. We did a small hike in the McHenry woods and then checked out the canal locks in Chanahan's Canal Woods. The kids loved being up on the bridges watching the rushing water.

Grandma's Visit

Meg had a fun spring break this week. Monday she stayed with the neighbors. Tuesday and Wednesday she went to Little People's and saw lots of her friends. Thursday she did some geocaching with Dad in the morning and had a playdate with a friend from school in the afternoon. Grandma Chris came up to visit and watch Meg on Friday. Grandma took the kids to see Horton Hears a Who, they said it was a great show. Saturday before Grandma left we checked out a model train show. I had no idea there were so many different types of model trains (and none of them were Thomas).

Easter 2008

We had a very nice Easter. It was great seeing everyone. The kids had fun doing an easter egg hunt in the morning with Grandma Chris and Uncle Bobby. After breakfast we went to Mass. Kendra, Maryann, Mrs. Meetz and Josh joined us for easter dinner.

Easter at the McLeans

Saturday morning we made our way down to Indiana. After lunch in Lafayette we visited the McLeans in Indy. The kids hunted easter eggs and then used their bunny bucks to pick out items in the bunny store. After a nice easter dinner the kids had fun playing kickball and running around with thier cousins.

Breakfast with the Bunny

Friday morning we met some of Meg's friends at the Arboretum to have breakfast with the Easter Bunny. The kids enjoyed seeing the bunny hopping down the trail as he approached the Ginkgo Room.

After breakfast we took the kids on a couple trails. There was a fresh layer of snow over everything. It really was beautiful, and the kids had a great time.

Geocaching Again

This weeked we got back into geocaching. The kids and Chris found a small one before church Saturday night, then Sunday morning we all put on our gettin' muddy shoes and headed into Bemis Woods. While searching we saw a few deer and lots of animal tracks in the mud. There were a few spots with standing water so we had to climb on logs to get by. Once we got to the location of the cache, Meg and Zach searched around and finally found it under a pile of bark. We wrote our names in the log book and Zach exchanged his parachute guy for a slinky. Meg chose to keep the parachute guy.

In the end it was a very enjoyable walk in the woods and the kids (and Mom and Dad) had a great time outside on a beautiful day.

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday morning St. Cletus School held an easter egg hunt. The kids had fun and enjoyed seeing the easter bunny. Luckily, the weather wasn't too bad so they could have the hunt outside. That night we met some other families at Irish Times to celebrate St. Patty's Day. Sunday we did a geocache and then went to a birthday party for one of Meg's friends at Enchanted Castle. It was quite the "kid-focused" weekend.