Flight of the Dragon

A couple of weeks ago the kids spotted some really cool giant kites at Costco and decided that mama just had to get one for them. They actually wanted one each but I managed to get them down to just one and home we came with a very colorful dragon :)

When I said giant I wasn't kidding either! Just getting the thing off the ground with its 6 foot wing span was a two man operation with one holding the kite so it was ready to go when the wind gusted and the other was in charge of tugging the line and guiding it up into the air.

It took us several failed attempts to get the hang of coaxing our dragon higher into the air and finding out the hard way as it nose dived back to earth that we were going to need a much windier day to really get it high up but when it did soar above us it was so much fun :)

After about an hour and a half of running and laughing we had snow in our boots or soaked running shoes in my case from trodding through the field and the little guy even fell over at one point tripping on the uneven ground as he took his turn pulling the kite. Thankfully he didn't fall into one of the many cow patties that littered the area like land mines *grin*.

With all of us tuckered out and getting cold we spent the rest of the afternoon warming up in front of the fireplace and munching on warm cinnamon buns that my mom had made and shared with us. Mmmm, now that's one lovely way to spend a Sunday :)

Hugs,
Rosina

Outdoor Challenge Days 17, 18, 19 & 20

Oh my word!! Where have the last 4 days gone?!
Life definitely took a left hand turn and my blogging routine had to take a temporary back seat but I'm back *grin*.

My two day Earth Day sale was a smashing success, so between sewing and spending 3 of the last 4 days on the road for appointments and unexpected outings and chasing the kids with my camera to prove we actually went outside *wink*, I just couldn't manage to squeeze in the blogging. I hope you can forgive me *grin*.

We've filled our days with lots of kite flying.

Last week at the museum the kids made homemade kites with plastic tablecloths, straws and lots of tape :) They worked real well to!

Hubby has been a busy little bee remodeling our pull trailer that we purchased last summer. We got the deal of the century on a brand new looking travel trailer inside and out. The down side was that the floor was completely rotten. You couldn't see it but you could feel it when you walked on certain spots of the floor. We put it off last summer so that we could have some fun using it before Hubby ripped the whole place apart and it's a good thing we did as it took a little longer than he thought as he could only work on the few days he has off. I'm happy to say that the new floor is down, linoleum has been laid and all of the fixtures, water, gas and so on have been put back in place :)

The closer we got to completing it the more excited the kids got about the upcoming camping trips in our future! So they've been pretend camping *grin*. You know when you go camping quite often the spots are numbered, well K created a camping number sign for our trailer. Don't ask me where he got #21 from but that's out spot LOL.

Check back shortly and the fire should be roaring and we'll have plenty of marshmallows for roasting & making s'mores *grin*.

Do you have photos of your children enjoying the outdoors? Visit The Great Outdoors Challenge to join in the fun and you can also visit other participants and see what sort of nature fun they have been having by clicking on the names below :)

~ Rosina

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