Ever since we moved into a home out in the country last September I have anxiously been waiting for my boys to become young Louis Lamour types who love to explore and be creative outdoors. I was encouraged last fall when the young neighbor boys showed our kids how to crack open walnuts with rocks and identify various plants on the property, but the winter season severely impeded their progress. The emergence of spring and a week long trip with their Grandma Harris to Idaho and Utah allowed Joseph and Grant to make great strides towards becoming bonafide country boys .
On the trip they visited a lot of their extended family which included their eldest cousin Spencer, who is nine and lives in Rexburg. His family owns three llamas who fertilize the ground with hundreds of pellets which resemble rabbit poop, only larger. Spencer showed Joseph and Grant how to make "explosions" by placing big handfuls of llama pellets on one end of a board-turned-catapult, then running and jumping on the other end, sending all of the "ammuntion" flying several feet into the air. Joseph and Grant caught on quickly and had a BLAST! All they needed was someone to show them just how creative and fun country boys can be.
On the trip they visited a lot of their extended family which included their eldest cousin Spencer, who is nine and lives in Rexburg. His family owns three llamas who fertilize the ground with hundreds of pellets which resemble rabbit poop, only larger. Spencer showed Joseph and Grant how to make "explosions" by placing big handfuls of llama pellets on one end of a board-turned-catapult, then running and jumping on the other end, sending all of the "ammuntion" flying several feet into the air. Joseph and Grant caught on quickly and had a BLAST! All they needed was someone to show them just how creative and fun country boys can be.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment