Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy: Geocaching with the Boys

Friday, November 5, 2010

Geocaching with the Boys

We officially have a new hobby! My boys are loving to go geocaching, which is a fancy way of treasure hunting. You use GPS coordinates to locate "treasures" hidden everywhere, all around you, in deserts, parking lots, and store fronts. It really is fun to look and look and then finally find the treasure.

Some are hidden in little plastic vials. Some are in plastic jugs or magnetized to fences. They are everywhere and clues are listed online to help you out along your way. There are only two times that we didn't find the treasure, but I'm sure that there will be others. The coolest one we ever found is pictured below. We happened to be with his buddy, Carson, that day. This one was hidden in a concrete box with a sneaky key to get in. It was amazing!!

This one was pretty cool, too, hidden in a stick.

Even the twins love it! But what's not to love about tromping through the desert when you are a three-year-old boy.

This is one of the treasures we didn't find. It was so disappointing!

But Dalin did find an egg, that's got to count for something, right??

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Dalin

Dalin is the biggest brother. He is in 3rd grade, gets good grades, and loves to read. Since he turned 8 in July, he was baptized and started Cub Scouts, too. He loves to draw and really wants to learn to play the guitar. He stays busy with his friends and loves to ride his bike. He has even started riding it to school most days. He loves being a big brother and showing off the twins but will also be the first to tell you that his little bothers drive him absolutely crazy. The stories he tells at school are hilarious and, of course, very exaggerated by the time they get back to us.

Matthew

Matthew is the older of the twins, well, older by one minute. He is always interacting with one of us. He asks me every morning if his friends are coming over and will wait by the window if they are. He loves to dance for you, but doesn’t always want you to join him and will tell you, “No. Sit down.” He absolutely loves animals and has enjoyed our new bunny. He is very curious about his world and gets into trouble a lot as he tries to be independent. He burned his hand on the stove, got his head trapped under a bed at Grandmas, and ate an entire cake for lunch one day. Yes, the ENTIRE cake, and didn’t even make a mess!

Micah

Micah is the youngest and has a heart of gold! He is very quiet and keeps to himself. He is very happy when he is at home with his things, surrounded by the people he loves. He reads to himself all day long and counts everything he sees. He can even count in Spanish, thanks to Dora and Diego. He loves to line things up and put them into categories. His little mind is always working as he figures out his world and the looks he gets on his face prove it. He saw the ocean in June for the first time and couldn’t get enough. The water was freezing and he was shivering, but he kept running and running with the waves.