Flagstaff Lava Cave Day Trip

Hi everyone this is Savannah!

Our family and 4 cousins (three visiting from New Jersey and one from here) went to the Lava Cave in Flagstaff yesterday. This cave was huge and cold inside. At one point we came a fork in the cave and chose a path that's ceiling was so low in one spot that dad said there was no way he could get through so we had to turn around and go down the other path. After the two paths met up again the ceiling got pretty low in a few spots but dad made it through OK. While in the cave dad had everyone turn off their flashlights to show just how dark it was in the cave. Finally after about two hours dad reached a point where he decided that when the next person falls we would call it quits. Shortly after that Joe fell down and that was the end of the hike into the cave now we just had to hike back out.

In the end all is well with the...HIKERS OF THE LAVA CAVE!!! Nobody was hurt too bad, but there are a few bumps and bruises. Mom took a small chunk of skin off her shin and bumped her head. Dad tripped and hurt his knee and hand a bit. Rebecca's hand were so cold that they were swollen and she was crying because they hurt. Cameron and Carter both hit their heads a couple of time each. Zach fell down and do a good number on his knee. I got a bruise on my bottom. Joe tripped a couple of times. Olivia is the only one that didn't get hurt at all.

When we got out of the cave...IT WAS RAINING!!!! It continued to rain most of the way home.
We stopped at a gas station and mom made sandwiches for lunch and Zach bought all the kids a treat from the gas station. Thanks Zach!

I think it was a good experience for everyone that went and I think we all had a great time. Mom took some picture and posted them at http://mightymcknights.spaces.live.com/so you can take a look.

PS. Mom did a little bit of revision to my posting.

Morning hike

We decided to take one last outing before Joe started his new job (today was his first day!). We took the kids and went on a one mile trail hike at the White Tank Mountains just west of your house. It was a nice little hike. Not too much for the kids or Joe and I. Along this trail are rocks with Indian writing carved into them and it ends at a little water fall. Of course there was no running water to see, but I have heard from people that have really seen the waterfall running that it is beautiful. I will still just have to imagine for now.

With a recommendation from Debra I am typing this blog in a different program then I usually do, so I am going to try and add a couple of pictures here. I will place the rest of the photos in an album as usual at http://mightymcknights.spaces.live.com/.

Another Day Trip

Yesterday we took the kids to the AZ Natural History Museum in Mesa and then to Arizona Mills Mall. Savannah had been to the Museum with her school class so she served as our tour guide. She did a great job. We stopped by the mall because our kids all got a certificate for a free kids meal at the Rainforest Cafe from the Library. I have posted some pictures again on our live space at http://mightymcknights.spaces.live.com/. Enjoy!

School is out!

School is over and summer is just around the corner. The weather has been a little bit crazy around here. These pictures were taken May 23.

We took a trip to the AZ Capital Museum on Tuesday of this week with our kids. We took some pictures. If you would like to see them there are at http://mightymcknights.spaces.live.com/. It was the first time I have ever been down there. I think the kids had a good time and the best part was that besides the gas it was free.