Gotcha Day #7

Last Friday we celebrated

one of my favorite days of the year.

Gotcha Day!

Its the day

we held Crista in our arms

for the very first time.

Its the day

my dreams became reality.

Its the day

we became a family.

Last Friday we had grand plans to celebrate

Crista's 7th Family Day,

but the weather didn't cooperate.

So yesterday we made up for it

and had us a great celebration! 

Yesterday we went Geocaching

as a family

for the first time.

And I will say,

WE.HAD.FUN!!

Addie Grace

(with a little help)

found the first cache!

Not to be outdone

by her baby sister,

Crista found the second!

In each cache

there are treasures

and a log book.

The rule is, to take something,

you must leave something of equal or greater value.

Addie Grace was quick to trade her prize for a

new treasure.

A little Geo-Kissing.

:-)

I {love} my husband!!

 We stopped for a snack break

and enjoyed munching on apples and pistachios.

My girlies bring me such joy!

We finally made it to the end of the trail...

Lookout Point.

It was low tide

so we were able to look out

onto mud.

Ick.

Crista started off with a fishtail braided bracelet

and would look over each cache

very carefully.

It wasn't until the 6th cache

that she found something worthy

of her bracelet.

And she never traded again

(completely opposite from Addie,

who traded each and every time!)

Towards the end of the trail

we were all getting tired.

Can you see the bracelet in Addie's hand?

That was her final trade

and the treasure she came home with.



4 miles hiked and 11 Geocaches found.

Not bad for a days work!

We loved our first family attempt at Geocaching

and I have a feeling

we'll be doing it again

real soon!