Day 3 with Grand Kids - Pike's Peak

First, I have a couple of funnies to share.  Chaney wanted to change her earrings; but just didn't want to be too brave about it.  So she gathered enough courage, Mary was holding her hands and I was going to change them and put peroxide on them too.  Then Chaney lost her courage and just had one ear done.  She wanted to; didn't want to; wanted to; didn't want to.  We all were getting pretty tired by then.  So I told her that it was her ears and we didn't care.  Maybe we should just wait to change the other one the next morning.  Mary pipes up:  "That's it!  Tomorrow it is!  Good night!

Jessie got up this morning complaining that Grandpa was talking in his sleep.  She said he was practicing his "no (s)" for the next day.  Also, Grandpa got pretty short winded up on the summit of the mountain and started coughing.  He made the comment that he would probably not try to go that high again..  Jessie said that if he did go he needed to take an oxygen tank with him.

Ok, pictures of today's events.
Bull Snake at the Park Ranger's Office
 Here we go up the mountain.  They were pretty excited.
 Calvin put on his jeans, sweat shirt, and had his gloves.  He was ready for frigid weather.  It did get into the 50's. (Didn't know it; but when we got home to change into shorts, he had his flannel sleep pants under his jeans!--The Carman blood runs Cold!)

 Proof that they have been to the top of the summit.
Pretty cute kids.  If you keep them busy and feed, you've got it made!

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