EXPLORING

EXPLORATION:  The act of investigating unknown regions.

We often travel to places afar to explore the world around us and yet we often forget that the best types of exploration can occur very close to home.  And when Cade and Jace are along exploring is capital F-U-N!!  I truly believe that boys, well maybe girls too, are born with a 'PLAY IN THE MUD PUDDLE' gene, which is not unique to the Costello boys, I am sure.  It's as if the MUD puddle is calling to them:  "over here. . . over here. . ." and boys, especially, cannot resist the temptation. 

Of course, girls must always consider what shoes are being worn at the time and Grandparents, at least Steve and I, don't care about wet shoes, soggy socks, and dirty pants.  We paid our dues as parents.  Now it's all about F-U-N and sometimes FUN is a dirty word. . . even for grandma. 

How is it that two boys, ages 6 and 3, can manage to maneuver the muddy creek slope but Grandma manages to slide down the slippery slope on her keester?  Oh, by the way, for those of you helping your children with math:  'm' = slope = (rise/run) = tan(x) = (opposite/adjacent).  You all remember this from Algebra/Trigonometry class. . . right??? 

Even though it has been a fairly rainy Spring so far in the Greater Cincinnati area we still managed to find a great spot in the creek to wade and throw rocks . .  .

And of course, a stick, or is it a Ninja sword (?), is always great to have. . just in case your exploring takes you into places with unknown creatures.

HAPPY EXPLORING TO YOU!!!!!