Heart Mountain Hike 2020

Matthew and Joshua decided they should go hike Heart Mountain because Joshua had never done that.  Neil and Dallin went along. Neil is the guest writer for this post.  I think this hike was about all Joshua could handle. Matthew and Dallin didn't even seem sore after the hike. 


"I tagged along with Matthew, Dallin, and Joshua in hiking Heart Mountain this week. We started out early before it got too hot and had a good morning. It was the first time Joshua had ever hiked Heart Mountain. He did a great job and didn’t complain, even when he was getting tired. I think we wore him out though. The most excitement of our trip occurred when we were getting close to getting back to the car when Joshua and Dallin both stepped about a foot away from a rattlesnake by the side of the trail. It rattled at them and slithered into a nearby sagebrush. It sure got the boys' attention! Thankfully no one was bitten but it was kind of cool to see. We also saw some deer, pronghorns, butterflies, birds, and a few mosquitos. It took us about 12,500 steps to get to the top and then only about 10,250 steps to get back down. It is an incredible view on top of Heart Mountain as you can see in a long way in all directions up on top."

Contagious

Contagious is the word of the year right now.  There are a lot of yard signs around that I really like. I like to remember that good things are contagious also.

Marble Madness

We have been having a lot of marble madness at our house during this Covid-19 stay at home time.  Neil watched a marble race on CBS sports (I guess when there aren't any other sports to report on they resort to Marble Racing no social distancing required for marbles) They use packed dirt and make a track for the marbles to race through. Joshua really enjoyed it and has watched lots of marble races on the internet.  He wanted to dig a track into our yard, but I didn't think that was such a good idea. 

Here is a link to watch a marble race in case you haven't seen one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvrGNgY9_i4&t=258s

Neil helped Joshua make a track out in the garage. They used whatever they could find and think of to get the marbles from the beginning to the end.  Joshua had fun doing it with Neil.

Here are some pictures of Joshua's homemade marble race and even a video, but you can't really see the marble going.

Aaron has also enjoyed marbles and the marble run this spring.  One day Matthew and Dallin helped him build a marble run that went from Emma and Lydia's upstairs window down to the landing on the stairs.  He thought it was great to have the marbles go so far.  Here is a picture of the marble run. Isn't Aaron cute poking his head out the window to put the marble in?  Aren't Dallin and Matthew good and fun brothers to help him?