Spring Fever

Some of the things we've been doing to combat the winter doldrums-

Making and eating crepes- even without the Eiffel tower in the background there is something supremely satisfying about a crepe.







Cooking delicious mealsKai with the dinner he and Dad cooked for the family. Now Kai thinks he has bragging rights as the best cook in the house.













And having "good-bye winter doldrums" parties.


Task one: Blindfolded paintgun target shooting

Task 2: Using GPS coordinates, locate your first clue.


"Go to the place where one cousin works and ask a friend for a package"


On the way to the Sport's emporium where Erin works.



The package: tokens, an envelope with the message, "you must win 25 tokens to open", and Task 3: the 2 youngest members of each team needed to climb the rock wall.

Hmm, I missed taking any photos during task 4: a scavenger hunt through Wal-Mart, including a run-in with a rather unfriendly dressing room attendant and a mad dash through the rain to get the grocery cart guy's signature.

Task 5: Bigger and Better.

Starting item: wind up Easter toys.

Exchanged along the way for: a box of substitue sugar, a Dora balloon, a bag of peanuts, a broken stick vacuum cleaner, a golf-themed chip and dip tray and probably a few more crazy things I'm forgetting.

Trades we wouldn't accept: 2 cute kids and one dog. :)


The returning teams:

Team One: everything INCLUDING the kitchen sink


Team 2: A brand new wok and some decidedly not brand new video games and consoles from the good-old-days.