The Brown Brick Road

Last weekend we headed out to explore Moss Rock. We were glad to have Robert with us on this hike! Moss Rock was really cool with tons of giant rocks for the kids to climb on and a waterfall to hike around. We got a little off the trail for a bit but made it ok and finally got back on the right path. Tons of pictures of this cool spot…

Look how great!

A heart in the tree!

And a waterfall too!

So many cool places to explore!

I was also not surprised that one of my children ended up ankle deep in the water soaking his socks and shoes! Goodness gracious.

But, after a few tears, he pushed on through and made it work – just like we’re all doing right now!

Proof that I was there too!  🙂

I do love these adventures we’re getting to go on!!

Making the most of it! Hope you all make the most of the weekend!

After the cars from Lowe’s were such a hit, I ordered some other kits off of Amazon that were made by Stanley. The boys got a monster truck and a digger. These were way harder to put together and required much more of my help. You also really couldn’t paint them the way you could the other ones. We got them done but they weren’t quite as fun as the Lowe’s ones.

Samantha got to paint a heart box…

and she built a bird house for our friend, Pecky! Hope Pecky likes his new home!

Again, I do love a good craft!!

We’re definitely using our time to make lots of crafts! I had picked up these pull-back cars at Lowe’s before we hunkered down and they were a bit hit! The kids had fun building them…

painting them…

and racing them!

This might have to substitute for our Pinewood Derby this year – not sure when or if that is going to be rescheduled. So sad because the boys’ cars are awesome this year! I’ll do another post with them soon.

I do love a good craft project!

One of the good things about the quarantine is plenty of time to explore outdoor areas in Birmingham. Last week we checked out Red Mountain and took a hike to Haskell’s Hideaway.

We started out on the main, wide trail…

but quickly veered off onto the narrow, slightly more treacherous trail. Even though the sign said the trail was “Most Difficult”…

the kids all did great – they’re expert hikers from our time in Highlands!

Eventually we made it to Haskell’s Hideaway – a really neat rope bridge and tree house!

We hung out there for a while to rest and have a snack. Pretty cool place to hang out!

We then hiked back a different way and found a few centipedes…

and an old mine shaft!

All in all it took about 2 hours and was a great way to keep my monkeys entertained!

Making the most of it!

See you tomorrow!

We might have been socially distanced on St. Patrick’s Day but we still looked the part!

Doing what we can to get the luck of the Irish on our side!