Today is Dia de la Raza, or the Day of the Race (actually, the 12th was the real day, but for some reason it's being celebrated today? I don't know, Z's off, though). It's basically the Latin American Columbus Day, but is a bit more than that. Rather than being about Columbus arriving in the Americas, it goes a bit deeper and is a celebration of the day that the different races that make up most Latin Americans first met and ultimately began to mix. Anyway, Zachariah had the day off again, so this time we headed northeast to a waterfall/park, called
el Salto del Penitente. The drive was amazing, and we had wonderful spring weather!! Soooo beautiful, even better than our westward adventure last week, and that was pretty darn good. Rather than just rolling fields with crops and cattle, we were treated to rolling hills, a few low mountains, some fields, decent little towns, and lots of streams, forests, and rocky outcroppings. The twins were not as appreciative as we were, but luckily the drive to the waterfall was a bit shorter than to Colonia.
The highlights: Zac planted his first geocache, we got to pet some horses, minor bouldering with the babies, Bran peed all over my lap while I was changing his diaper which really made it look like I peed all over myself, I figured out a way to tie my mei tai (baby carrier) straps so it
was more supportive and comfortable (I was very excited about that...yeah, the lexi twist, Aislinn), Nuala and Bran got to drive a big pinewood derby car, and we ran over a partridge but despite a worrisome puff of feathers, she survived intact! Yep, a good day.
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Hey! Fiona emerged from behind the camera for a guest appearance on the blog! haha. Sorry, I had to mention it since I harassed you about it before. Happy race day. --Greg
Haha, the first thing I thought when I saw your pic was "Hey! She lexi-twisted!" LOL! (Actually, the first thing was how adorable my nephew is, but the lexi-twist was a close second. ;o))
Glad you had a fun Race Day! It looks so pretty there!
Wish I were there! It's gorgeous! I loved the giant pinewood derby car. Does it mean it's like a boyscout pinewood derby? or did the boyscouts borrow the idea? or none of the above? Great pic of Fiona! and Zac all in one post!
How fun! I love that you guys take any extra time to explore and you go south and then north, etc... Thanks for the pics and showing us the place, love the pinewood car:) Y'all look like you had a great time.
Wow, that sounds like an eventful day! The babies look so happy...they are so cute!
man am I at the bottom of the comment train or what... heheh.
What a fun exploration day! Great shots of everyone. I'm sure my dad will be wanting to come find that cache now! A great excuse to come visit..? haha. take care! m.
Hi Fiona!! Grace Owen here!(Grace Brown from Boerne) Your parents gave me your blog address to see pictures of your twins!! They are so cute. I check out your blog from time to time! It is great to see how big the kids are getting, and how much fun y'all are having on your little trips!
I just had to comment on the Geocache! We love to geocache, we have had lots of fun as a family doing that!
Ok so here is the other reason i am commenting on your blog! You have been tagged! Go to my blog for the rules!! It will be interesting to see what you write about! http://oweneveryone.blogspot.com/
I love the pic of the big pinewood derby car with Bran (or Nuala) in it..... they are so cute, and it sounds like you are taking advantage of spare time to explore a lot....good job, keep it up! Love Mom (and Dad too ) xox
I think "none of the above," Rochelle. Or really, "I don't know..." Maybe someone who had seen pinewood derbys or something was behind it...we didn't see anything that indicated Scout involvment one way or the other! And Grace! You tagged me?! Oh man, I never do these! I will try, but if I don't, it's just one of those things I never do...I'm glad ya'll geocache, too, it really is a fun way to spend time together outdoors!
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