A daily journal of our family's crazy hijinks and how this mama of 4 tries to survive them!

Monday, March 17, 2008

The Space Between Her Ears....

Yesterday we had a lovely outing to the Great Smoky Mountains! This is one of our family's favorite places in the whole entire universe!! We hiked, climbed trees, got dirty and ate lots of candy. Good times I tell you.
One of our favorite activities in the mountains is wildlife spotting. Now you might think that our own brood is wildlife enough and why would we need to spot more. To this I would say...Right On Brother! However, it's always nice to experience the wildlife that lives outside my home.
Anyhoo....
As we were hiking through the woods, making lots of noise so as to see animals, Brian suddenly stopped. He stood there for a few minutes staring into the trees. The kids were all gathered around him looking in the same direction and begging him to tell them what he was looking at. He kept telling them to be quiet (obviously this man does not spend enough time with his children). After a few moments of silence, he finally said "look", and pointed into the woods. The kids all stared intently searching the trees for signs of life. "What is it?" they all asked. With a big, mischievous grin on his face Brian replied "air". To this there was some chuckling, eye rolling, and a few "daaaaaaad"s. But the best response was from Meghan, who simply replied, "I don't see anything."

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