We recently took a weekend trip to see dinosaurs and cut down a few trees. Obviously the dinosaur thing was for Cohen. Sam made the mistake of telling Cohen our plans a few days before we left. The next few days it was all he could talk about, accompanied by several tantrums. Three days is WAY too long for a two year old to wait to see "real live" dinosaurs! He was pretty excited about chopping down trees, too. The lumberjack portion of the trip was to find enough lodge pole pine to finish the stair rail in Sam's parent's log home. The town we went to also happens to be the place Sam's great grandparents lived, so we also spent some time tracking down their house.
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| Staying at a hotel just isn't complete until you've jumped on the bed! |
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| Excavating some fossils. |
Then up to the beautiful mountains we went. I don't think I've ever been to this particular part of the Ashley National Forrest before. I can't believe how thick the trees were in some spots. Seriously, in some places they were so packed, I don't think I could have walked through them without a chainsaw handy. I thought we'd be finished in no time, but we could only cut down dead-standing trees, and those proved to be a little harder to find.
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| Cohen "helping" dad haul logs through the woods. |
Here's Cohen and me practicing our funny faces while Sam was hard at work:
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| Okay, so I'm totally embarrassed to have this photo of me out here on the web, but Cohen's face totally makes it worth it. |
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| Just as we were getting ready to leave we found this darling little thing. I was so tempted to bring him home with us, but with Cohen's bug squishing skills, I don't think it would have lasted very long. |
I have to give serious props to Sam. I spent most of the time playing with Cohen and napping in the car. I hauled a few logs back to the truck, but Sam pretty much completed this task by himself. He's a stud!!
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A trailer full of logs and a very happy little boy. Mission accomplished!
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