Exploring

In typical Dan fashion, he's been doing a little driving around on the base and has found some pretty cool places.  He and Allie went exploring them two weekends ago and he took the rest of us back over Labor Day weekend.  This is Miller's Cave right here on base.  It's pretty steep to get down to it, but wow, what a neat place and what a view.  There are actually 3 rooms of caves connected by little tunnels.

Jaelyn put her inner monkey to work right away by scaling walls.

Was I right abou the view or what?  This is literally 5-7 minutes from our house.  There's another cave on the same trail that we'll have to find another day.

On another drive, Dan discovered a sign for Happy Hollow.  There's a creek and a playground with pavilions.  It was nice and peaceful.  The water was cold, but not too deep so the kids waded in and threw rocks.  I think Happy Hollow may become our new Jerusalem Mills.

Dan also took the kids to the museum one day while I was sick in bed.  {Allergies are in full blast here in Missouri.  We've been told people who have allergies no where else have problems here.  We have allergies already so I'm really worried.  The kids have been complaining of headaches and itchy eyes.  Everyone is on a daily dose of allegra from now until...we move?}   Tangent...sorry.  Here are the kids in front of a section of the Berlin Wall...kind of cool.

These chains can't hold me!

She's getting squished like a bug.

Allie's the damsel in distress waiting to be rescued. 

We also did a little geocaching.  One cache took us to a scenic overlook of the famous Route 66.

Stay tuned for more explorations.  Now that we are unpacked and settled, it's time to get out and see Missouri and make the most of being lost in the woods.