Oregon Caves

I'm still posting from our vacation...Did I mention how cool it was yet? JK...everyone knows I can't say enough good things about it. Anyway we went to the Oregon Caves where we climbed over 500 stairs throughout the caves. Hanna and her cousin Bridger were a little scared over some of the inclines and declines of the stairs. Overall it was some pretty cool sites within the middle of the mountain!
One of the "how high are we going" staircases....The room at the top of the staircase was AMAZING!!
Cousin Bridger standing next to one of the cool stalagmites...We actually learned some geology throughout the tour.


So after yesterday's depressing post of mine, I'm doing a tad better. I just never thought owning a business would so hard. My business is not even that big, but the bigger it gets, the more people I have to depend on and people aren't necessarily always reliable! I heard a quote once from a fellow business man that reads, "The best plans are great until you add people, but to have a great plan, you need people." Isn't it ironic....I think it goes to show that a good work ethic needs to be implanted into kids early. So guess what my kids did today, the dishes, laundry, etc! After today's trial at a seven, four, and two year olds work ethic, I've decided I might have to beat it into them, (JK) but we'll keep trying tomorrow. Have I mentioned to anyone about "Miracle Music"? It is going to be my new favorite thing. I tried it once, but wasn't consistent, so we're trying again. It's a morning and evening routine that is set to music. The kids work to brush their teeth before the song is over to earn a point. We keep track of their points and they earn things...CHECK it out if you are struggling with routine like me!!

Cute story about Piper today...She was helping with the laundry and saw that her shirt was dirty and wanted to add it into the washer. The problem was she wanted it out (clean) a few seconds later. Hard lesson to learn that the washer takes time. We learned this by watching her shirt go round and round and pulling out a few other soaking wet things to demonstrate that you couldn't wear things until they were dry.