I still have not heard how the ladies from the wreck are doing but Torrey has been very helpful in calling the Indiana State Police to find any info but they have not heard anything else. I am having trouble dealing still, car chases on TV make my stomach upset and I keep having very real visions of holding the lady in her car. I know it will pass and I will continue to pray for her.
We loved the hiking trails! Our first mile and a half were through steep cliff trails
Then we enjoyed some good old fashioned star gazing and snuggles (please ignore my lack of makeup and my son's s'mores beard)
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We ended our trip with a dip in the pool. The first is Noah coming off the water slide, Torrey is under the water holding him up. We had to bribe Noah with a dollar to go up the big ladder since he is VERY AFRAID of heights. After failing to conquer his fears 4 times, the promise of an ice cream sandwich laden snack bar was just enough to push him up the steps. He LOVED the slide after that and went at least 20 more times.
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Oh yeah, and somewhere in there Torrey and I found our own time be alone under the stars and well this is what the "Adult" Ehrman's do in their spare time.....
Hope we didn't scare you off.
In the spirit of trying to move on I am going to post some pics from our awesome trip!!! I was so excited that none of my children nearly fell off a cliff or got lost on an overturned canoe adventure! (Some may have heard the tales of our previous camping expedition to Turkey Run).
We decided to take the car (a Yaris.... a newer version of a Geo Metro you might say) We call these pictures the Yaris, Camping Edition sometimes referred to as the Toyota's Official Clown Car. We quite craftily packed EVERYTHING for our trip including 4 people in this little car for our 3.5 hour trip to Cliffty Falls State Park (the things you will do to save in gas money)
NOTE: Click on the pictures for a better view.
We loved the hiking trails! Our first mile and a half were through steep cliff trails
The second leg of our hike was through the creek bed. The water was so shallow due to lack of rain that you could see tons of little fish flowing along in the water.
After a long hike the boys all played TACKLE FRISBEE! It is Carter's favorite because he LOVES to tackle! He is really tough for a 4 year old and can take his big brother down easily, which is a big feat for a little guy.
Then we enjoyed some good old fashioned star gazing and snuggles (please ignore my lack of makeup and my son's s'mores beard)
Clifty has this awesome Tunnel to hike through. It was originally supposed to be a route for the railroad in the 1800's but they ran out of money and moved the rail line elsewhere. It took us about 15 minutes to get through but almost all of it is pitch black and you have to use a flashlight to see. The floor of the tunnel is broken rock like a creek bed with standing water so you have to hop from rock to rock to keep your feet dry....very cool!
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We ended our trip with a dip in the pool. The first is Noah coming off the water slide, Torrey is under the water holding him up. We had to bribe Noah with a dollar to go up the big ladder since he is VERY AFRAID of heights. After failing to conquer his fears 4 times, the promise of an ice cream sandwich laden snack bar was just enough to push him up the steps. He LOVED the slide after that and went at least 20 more times.
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Oh yeah, and somewhere in there Torrey and I found our own time be alone under the stars and well this is what the "Adult" Ehrman's do in their spare time.....
That's right Dorks for Life!
Hope we didn't scare you off.
We would like to plan another camping trip around Labor Day, WE would LOVE to have others join us. Please let us know if you are interested in camping with us!
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