Family Fun Geocaching!

We went out today looking for 10 caches close to home. It was Tim's first time and I think he enjoyed it as much as JT and I do. We really want to hide a cache but we can't do it until we have a handheld GPS unit. I guess it's time to start trying to find a good deal on one. :)

Read more about our day on our Geocaching Blog.

Jacksonville Zoo & Geocaching

Since JT is on Spring Break we decided to go to the Jacksonville Zoo. Mom hasn't been in over 20 years and so much has changed since she had been, we decided to call her up and take her with us. It was a great time for the 3 of us to spend some quality time together.

Before we got to the Zoo, we planned to look for a Geocache. I had heard about Geocaching and thought it would be a great activity for me and JT. It's sort of a treasure hunt game that people play all over the world. I started a blog just to track our Geocache efforts, you can find out more and see photos by clicking here.

It was a little overcast, but turned out to be a nice day. Not too hot and we never got any rain. I planned on getting Mom an electric scooter to use while we were there, but they were all rented out by the time we got there. She's embarrassed to use a wheelchair, but she agreed to do so and I pushed her around. It was good exercise for me! We couldn't go up some of the ramps, like to the Africa loop, but for me it was more about spending time together and getting her outside for a few hours.

JT loved having her with us. We spent about 3 hours there and then headed to a late lunch before taking Mom home. It ended up being a good day for all of us.

Camping at Stephen Foster State Park - Okefenokee Swamp

We spent this weekend camping at the Stephen Foster State Park in Georgia, on the Okefenokee swamp. It's about a 2 hour drive from our house. It's been a year since we took the trailer out camping, so it was nice to get out. We were a little worried about the tires, but they held up just fine.

We had a nice relaxing time. JT met 7 kids at one camp site - cousins camping with their grandparents. Turns out 3 of the kids were from Mandarin near where we live.

They had some Pioneer day activities and demonstrations on Saturday that JT enjoyed... sawing a log tandem with another boy, making candles the old fashion way, making soap, etc. Then later in the afternoon they had a hay ride around the park and JT went on it about 3 times with the kids down the way... waving as he passed the camper each time.

Check out more photos here...

Easter Sunday

Look at these handsome guys! JT is sporting his new suit and looking rather GQ, just like his dad. I'd show you a photo of me, but... as usual, no one thought of taking one of me.

After going to church Easter morning, we headed over to KD's house to have Easter dinner. Jenny came over and cooked up some baked chickens for us. We also had fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, green beans and biscuits. This was a very untraditional Easter dinner for us, but it was a nice change -plus it worked well for our diets.

I cooked an Angel food cake with crushed pineapple in it. Another low calorie option for us. It actually turned out really good and everyone enjoyed it. I'm including a photo because it's a big deal for me to bake something and most of my friends won't believe it without seeing a photo!

More Easter Sunday Photos from Church

More Easter Photos