Greetings From Honduras

Jason sends greetings from Honduras!

{Here are just a few highlights of the past 2 weeks}

He's been to the pineapple fields,

picked a few and ate a few...

He was able to visit

a local school in La Paz...

{They're very good at making sure

the camera can see their cute little faces}

and he has helped unload supplies

from

more than one of these bad boys.

As for the 'chillins' and I...

We visited the school carnival.
I paid $7.00 for a wristband for Dallin
{all for a good cause}
and
these little swings and the jumping house
were the only rides
he thought were safe enough to try.
{all for a good cause}
He wasn't sure about the swings the first go around
but after it was over he decided it was fun.
So you'd better believe we stood in line a couple
more times.
Gotta get my $7.00 worth
{all for a good cause}



It was getting pretty cold,
Lyla was tired...
I was tired
{of standing in the swing line},
so to soften the blow of going home
I offered to buy them a snow cone


This last weekend we went camping
by Freemont Indian State Park.
Carter was terrified that we were going to
the mountains {ya know that's where all of the animals live}
and he warned me that we shouldn't go
but I didn't listen.
So we went and the boys had a great time
from the moment they got out of the car.

All day Friday they played in the water

.

They started by just going across the log,

then throwing rocks and leaves downstream,
then eventually they were wading back and forth.

Later we went to the
Freemont Indian State Park Museum.

We started by watching a short film.
When we sat down and the lights were off
Dallin leaned over to me and whispered,
"Is this when the Indian comes to get me."
Ah, poor guy was terrified, but after he watched
the movie and we went outside,
he realized that we weren't going to be
attacked by Indians.


Dallin even ventured underground
to see the "Pit House"

Carter seemed to relax too.
He was climbing and hiking all over
and being
"Mr. Adventurous"
which is not normally his middle name


Dallin and Carter even climbed down
into the granary where the Indians
would keep their "food supply" for the winter.

I'm pretty sure it was home to a few animals,
being a nice shelter in the
middle of the mountains and all,
but I kept my thoughts to myself

Lyla seemed to be content moving
from the stroller to the crib
back to the stroller, back to the crib.

There was ALWAYS someone to play with.


Then Saturday we took a drive to
Big Rock Candy Mountain
and checked out a few things

Then we took a picnic to
Cove Fort.
Lyla loved being able to
wander around on the grassy areas

I loved the tour and seeing how our pioneers live.
I think it would be so much fun to live back in those days
{for about a week, then I want my soft bed and shower back
oh yeah and then until I see Pa kill the chicken and Ma
plucking the feathers off and Sis putting it on the table for dinner}


The storm clouds were rolling in
and the wind was blowing like crazy.
So we took a quick picture on the wagon
and had to run back to the car for shelter.
We barely made it before the rain started.
{Carter's smile is a scared smile,
the thunder was loud and he was getting nervous;
like I said, Mr. Adventurous isn't his middle name}

Then finally Sunday before we headed home
We took one last hike to the
'100 Hands Cave'
{We only counted 31}

This was Lyla's first camping trip,

and she did great!

She was SOOOO exhausted while we were

packing up so I finally strapped

her in her car seat,

gave her her blankie and binki

and she was asleep within 5 minutes.

It was 10:30 am and not too hot,

so I left all of the car doors open

so it would be cool enough for her

while I finished packing up.

When we were on our way out

we ran into the ranger

who said their was a rattle snake in the grass

just next to my car that he "re-located."

Carter said,

"See mom, I told you

we shouldn't go to the mountains!"

So I explained to him that

the ranger's job

was to take all of the animals

that might harm people away

and put them higher on the mountain.

I saw a little light bulb click in his head.

When he talked to Jason that night,

the first thing he told him was

what the ranger's job actually was.

So I'm thinking from now on

he won't be so worried when we go

into the mountains.

{hopefully}

We were tired and exhausted

after playing so hard.

It was so nice to have a shower
and
be back in our own beds.
But I sure am missing Jason,
it was hard having him gone for Father's Day.
Luckily we thought ahead and celebrated
before he left.

I really wasn't worried
about him leaving for 3 weeks.
3 weeks is a cake walk after
having him gone for a year.
But I must say that it
has been a LONG 3 weeks.
The closer it gets to having
him home the longer
the days seem to be.
Saturday is just around the corner!

{Hope your weekend will be as exciting as mine!}