Camping and Canoe Trip

This weekend we camped at the same KOA in Stanton, MO that we did last year.  We took the canoe trip on the Meramec river and had an awesome time.  We took flashlights this time and went way back in the cave and saw some really amazing rock formations.  We all took Monday off and went to the zoo on the way home.  Had a great time because it was cool weather and all the animals were out.  The new stingray exibit is pretty neat.  Taylor and Terri really like petting the rays.  Me, not so much.  Check out all the pics below.

Link to the pictures – http://public.fotki.com/jdaniels517/2009-meremec-trip/

Here a video.

Labor Day Weekend

I worked on the fence all day Saturday but had to stop in the late afternoon because I ran out of fence.  Taylor and I played hooky from church on Sunday and drove to Jacksonvilled to pick up another roll of fence.  We got back and she helped me finish what was left.  It’s not complete yet because I still have to put the top rails on but at least the yard is enclosed and keeps the dog in (so far).  Faith (our dog) is not very happy about the fence.  She seems visibly depressed but I’m sure she’ll get over it in time.

Dad and I went for a drive on Monday morning.  We heard about someone selling 50 lb sacks of potatoes for $5.  We found the potato farm but there wasn’t anyone around.  Dad stopped and snatched a handful of potatoes from the field while I nervously waited in the truck.  He’s going to try to go back sometime this week to see if anyone is around.  From there we went to the Sanganois Conservation area just to have a look around.  There were lots of guys out there building their duck blinds and now I’m kind of missing the whole duck hunting thing.  Hopefully I’ll get the chance to go this year.  After our ride dad and I went to my house with his chainsaw to cut up the big hollow tree that I got for Taylor a couple of years ago.  It was starting to rot and attract bugs so we decided to get rid of it.  Dad made short work  of it and even hauled it off.  After that Taylor helped me change the oil in my car.  We rounded out the afternoon by watching movies.  Taylor watched something in her room while Terri and I watched District 9.  It was a strange movie but I liked it.  We then went to Terri’s mom’s house for hamburgers and hotdogs and pretty much called it a night from there.  It sure didn’t seem like a three day weekend.