Today, I took the boys to
Cave Of The Mounds. I figured that they had never seen it that they would love it! I was dead on! They thought that it was so cool to go down into the cave and see all of the
stalactites and
stalagmites. They also really
enjoyed "Total Darkness". They turned out all of the lights in one part of the cave and we got to see what it was like. The tour guide said that it was even darker than in your closet. I could not even see my hand in front of my face.
This is the tallest
stalagmite. It is 17 feet and growing. It grows about an inch every 100 years
This is what our guide called "Cave Bacon."
Just a cool picture of a rock
A smaller cave off of the main cave
Water and the rocks
Me and the boys in the cave
Cave picture
Stalactites
This rock formation is called "Polly The Parrot" If you look you can see her tail and head
Another of Polly
That tall thing in the center is a
pillar. It is made when a
stalactite and a
stalagmite meet
Just a cool picture
See those tiny
stalactites to the right? They are called Soda Straws and they are hollow in the middle. They grow at 1 inch
for every 100 years
Cool
The boys thought that this looked like a man
A Beehive or Torpedo
Pretty colors
Cool
There is a line on the right of this picture. It is called a life line. That is how water and minerals get to the cave. Most everything is growing on or below the life line
This is called Grandpa's Whisker
A cool looking
stalactiteLater the boys got to try sluicing. They found a lot of cool things
Kellen checking out one of his finds
Kellen sluicing
The tray with some rocks in it
Ethan sluicing
I changed the format of the pictures and they seem quite small to me. I will not do this again. If you want to see the pictures in more detail just click on them.
Ethan sliding down the fireman's pole
Ethan hates the bridges that wobble when you walk on them. I guess going over them this way is less scary. You can see Steve in the background
Kellen can't resist a baby! He sees one and has to stop to talk to it
Ethan playing Hide and Go Seek. I gave his hiding spot away when I took the picture
Kellen under the slide. I know, you thought that you were supposed to go DOWN the slide. Not Kellen, he plays under them.
Kellen all serious
Kellen and Ethan in the tube slide
Having a meeting in the slide
My little ham, Ethan!
Ethan being strange. What can I say? They are my kids!
Ethan actually ran across the bridge!
We all played tag at the park. Jared was a very interesting target for the boys. I could just stand there and they would run right by me! Jared was tired after the game! The above picture is of Ethan trying to tag Jared.
Jared trying to tag Kellen. Man, that boy can RUN!
Ethan at the top of the slide
Kellen in mid jump! 
