What kids will do for something new.....

Yesterday I attended an excellent teaching convention.  Being an all day thing, Bryan had the joy of having all day with the kids.  During a break at the convention, I noticed Bryan had called me.  So I returned his call to see what was up.  The reason for this call isn't that important to share.  However, before we hung up he told me that the neighbors are moving and they came and gave Megan two huge bins of toys.  I didn't think much of it until I got home and saw these bins and the extreme amount of stuff in it.  I happened to make the comment while Megan was around that I wan't sure where all of this would be stored.  Her room is already very full with toys that she doesn't really play with anyway.  Megan cheerfully pipes up that she will go through her toys and get rid of all the toys she doesn't want.  I kind of chuckled at this.

Let's take a visit to the past:  About two months ago, she was complaining that she didn't have anything fun to play with.  I mentioned all the toys that she had in her room.  She said that those toys were all boring.  So I asked if she would like to go through the toys and get rid of what she didn't want.  She said yes.  So I brought in a big bin for her to place all the toys she didn't want in it and then I would figure out what to do with them from there.  She said okay.  I left and let her get to it.  About thirty minutes later she came down practically in tears saying she didn't want to get rid of anything.  I told her that was fine and she didn't have to get rid of anything if she didn't want to.

Now come back to the present: So after chuckling a bit that Megan wanted to get rid of all her toys, I didn't really think she would be able to.  Bryan brought a big bin up for her to place in it whatever she wanted to get rid of.  In the end, she pulled everything off the shelves in her room.  Both Bryan and I kept checking to make sure she was really okay with getting rid of these things.  She was very cheerful with her response.

These toys that were brought over are toys that Megan has never cared much to play with.  But because they are all new toys, she was willing to give everything else up for it.  I suspect she will play with these things for a couple of weeks and then not play with any of them.  I wonder if she'll ask for any of the other toys back so that she's "not bored."

Goblin Valley

Our first camping trip of the year was at Goblin Valley.  What a neat place this was to visit.  Goblin valley has TONS of rock formations that look like Goblins.  

The Three Sisters

In the valley

Taylor was a trooper

 

We found a nice little off road trail to take which gave us a good view of Molly's Castle.  There was a lot of soft sand on this trail.  This created a bit of an adventure.  Especially when we got to a spot where there was a bit of a hill, with a slight drop off.  In an effort to not get stuck, Bryan gunned it a bit.  As we went down the hill and made it back up the other, we heard a couple of loud thumps.  We knew there were some rocks that we were using to keep traction.  We thought it was only hitting the running boards.  So when we got out of the sand we stopped and took a look at the truck.  The rocks hit more than the running boards.  It ripped the driver side bumper off and bent the feather of the U of U hitch cover.

We went back to the valley the next night to take in the full moon.  We've heard that it is really neat at night on a full moon.  And it was.  The moon made the rocks cast lots of eerie like shadows.  There were a lot of people there at night taking it in like we were.  There was a scout group there as well playing capture the flag. We played a bit of Sardines while we were waiting for the moon to come up.  It's a great place for hide and seek.  Just be sure to put some boundaries on it.  Otherwise, someone may never get found.

Taylor slept in the tub - it was a perfect fit

Taylor at 3 months