On the Sunday before labor day we had the Draschils over for some grilling and backyard marshmallow toasting. The plan was for them to sleepover and then we could wake up and do something fun in the morning.
Well by the time we got all the kids in bed (and apparently that includes Joseph since he disappeared after putting the kids down and Mel found him hours later passed out on the bed) it was pretty late and we still hadn't come up with a plan for Labor day. As it got close to midnight we got the crazy idea to make Melinda call the Marriott and ask if we could swim in their pool. I don't know how she did it but that girl worked her magic and got us the green light to swim at the hotel the next day for free.
So that was that. I went to bed in awe of Melinda's power to get anything she wants and with the plan to swim in a nice clean chlorinated pool in the morning.
Well when we woke up we found Taber and Joseph churning away at their computers and I could tell they had other plans in mind. I asked what they were up to and with big excited eyes they started spouting off about water holes and Horseshoe falls, and google maps, and all kinds of stuff that didn't sound like a chlorinated pool. Turns out they had done a Google search and found some grass roots website for swimming holes in New Hampshire. They found one that was just 30 minutes away with a little waterfall and a 15 foot rock for cliff jumping.
Despite their excitement I was skeptical. How on earth were we going to find this unmarked waterhole with no signs, maps, or roads leading into it? The boys, however, felt confident they could get us there. They had scanned the area with google earth satellites and after they found all the landmarks described on the website, Joseph dropped a pin on his little GPS app and we loaded up the troops in search of Horseshoe falls.
It took a little searching but to their great credit, the boys found the swimming hole and I have to say, it did not disappoint.
There was plenty of slow moving shallow water for the kids to play and float around in.
The babies did good too, lounging in the tent and even taking a few dips in the water.
Taber and Joseph were quite pleased with their googling skills.
And I'll admit, it was fun to see them go from being cute dads taking the girls on a floatie safari to jumping off the rock like teenage boys again. It was the best of both worlds.
And don't think Melinda and I just sat back on baby duty the whole time either. You better believe we were jumping off that rock too cuz that's the way these mama's roll. : )
I made a video to document our awesome braveness. Some bragging rights go to yours truly for being the first to jump and also to little Teya for being brave enough to jump off one of the lower rocks. (She wanted to jump off the big one but I don't think her swimming skills are quite to that level. She's a brave little dare devil.)
8 comments:
How fun! That looks totally awesome! Good job on all the cool technology to help the boys find such a cool place and on knowing how to use it. I think that is amazing!
This looks AWESOME!
That video was totally fun to watch! I love how you put music in the background.. good song :) Oh, and HOW did you find a swimming hole THAT gorgeous without any other people?! Ya'll lucked out! :)
Dude you guys always do the coolest fun things. Taber and Joseph are totally like teenage boys. I love that they are such good friends. Looks like a lot of fun.
Oh MAN! Why can't the Draschils come live by us?! Too much fun! Looks like you guys had a blast and I LOVED your video. I need to hire you to make something good out of all my random video clips :)
Awesome blossom. I think the couple of times you've shown video of yourself jumping off of something in to water you are always kicking in the air...it's funny. Lil Cam is such a sweet boy, I love the thumb sucking.
Well, I think both ideas are awesome (calling the hotel to see if you can use their pool is so great!) I love how excited boys/men can get when they are leading their families around on grand adventures - Daniel totally would have loved that.
And really, that swimming hole looks so amazing!! I wish there was something like that near here. I love anywhere that's good for both swimming and jumping. And how fun to have it all to yourself! I loved the video - you are so good at putting stuff like that together. I wish I could just whip stuff up like that. This is silly to admit, but I totally got goosebumps watching it because it just seemed so fun and neat (cool pictures plus music always does me in). My favorite pics are the ones of Teya with a huge grin and her arms spread super wide.
Dude, seriously Becca, you are the coolest girl I know. haha for real! I don't think I would've had the guts to be the first one to jump (Justin would probably say, "I KNOW you wouldn't be the first one to jump!") hahaha.
That is an awesome video. You guys have some serious video making skills. I love your girls' HUGE smiles in all the pictures! :)
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