We drove to Decorah last night and Daniel got to have his first sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa Engelhardt's. This meant Will and Lynette got to go to a movie (Fast and Furious) and eat too much popcorn! Woo Hoo!
And as if that wasn't enough to make a great weekend, this morning started off on a perfect note when Grandma and Grandpa Engelhardt got up with Abby and Daniel and Will and Lynette got to sleep in!! Woo Hoo!
Will and I took Abby fossil hunting for a couple hours while Daniel was spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa. We found some really great Ordovician fossils -- marine life that lived more than 200 million years BEFORE dinosaurs walked the earth! HOW COOL IS THAT?
(This is what happens when you hang your camera from a tree branch thinking you are a very clever person.)Abby brought along her important fossil hunting tools like protective eye gear, hammer and dust brush.
Abby found the best fossil of the day -- a large three-dimensional crinoid stem (we think).
Daphne made a friend (Cider) and got so tuckered out helping us search for fossils that she could barely move the rest of the day (this is a major victory for English Springer Spaniel owners and must be taken very seriously!)
The dogs were lucky enough to find a patch of snow to quench their thirst!
Daniel was pleased to see the return of his sister!
And even though all of that would have made for a great day, this afternoon we saw an eagle and an eagle's nest with an eagle in it.
And even though all of that would have made for a great day, this afternoon we saw an eagle and an eagle's nest with an eagle in it.
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