Before the corn maze trip, Eliza and Sarah were playing on their couch, having fun and snuggling.
19 October 2008
Heather & Heidi at the Anderson Farms Corn Maze
Ben and Sarah gave Heather and Heidi a birthday present trip to the corn maze at Anderson Farms outside Longmont, CO. We spent 3+ hours wandering through the maze on Saturday with Sarah, Ben, Eliza, Coleen, Mark, Jaron, Heather, and Heidi.
Eric and Alan were on a scout outing, attending the Longs Peak Council's annual "turkey shoot" at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch. No turkeys are harmed in the annual "turkey shoot", in case there is any question...
Heather and Heidi initially took off through the maze at a dead run, leaving us all behind. The rest of us took a leisurely stroll through the western section of the maze.
About 45 minutes into the walk, Heather and Heidi called to find us. We met at the central entrance and started a more structured hike through the maze. The maze contains 18 stations scattered throughout the corn, each with a paper punch that can be used to mark the map card. We completed 12 of the 18 locations before we were too tired to continue.
Anderson Farms is a working farm, so they had all sorts of interesting and useful things at the farm (like ducks, and goats). It is converted to an entertainment center for a 2 month period at the end of each crop season. I suspect they make more from the entertainment center period ($10 per person, hundreds of people visited the day we were there) than from the farming. No problem, either way, since we easily got our $10 per person worth in family fun.
They also have a web site which describes some of their activities.
Eric and Alan were on a scout outing, attending the Longs Peak Council's annual "turkey shoot" at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch. No turkeys are harmed in the annual "turkey shoot", in case there is any question...
Heather and Heidi initially took off through the maze at a dead run, leaving us all behind. The rest of us took a leisurely stroll through the western section of the maze.
About 45 minutes into the walk, Heather and Heidi called to find us. We met at the central entrance and started a more structured hike through the maze. The maze contains 18 stations scattered throughout the corn, each with a paper punch that can be used to mark the map card. We completed 12 of the 18 locations before we were too tired to continue.
Anderson Farms is a working farm, so they had all sorts of interesting and useful things at the farm (like ducks, and goats). It is converted to an entertainment center for a 2 month period at the end of each crop season. I suspect they make more from the entertainment center period ($10 per person, hundreds of people visited the day we were there) than from the farming. No problem, either way, since we easily got our $10 per person worth in family fun.
They also have a web site which describes some of their activities.
14 October 2008
Heather & Heidi Swim Meet
Heather and Heidi participated in the final swim meet of their 7th grade year. They've enjoyed swimming this year, their second year of competitive swimming.
The meet was the day prior to their 13th birthday, and it was a long day. They arrived at the pool at 7:00 AM and did not leave until after 2:00 PM. All those hours at the pool for two events each.
Good luck girls!
The meet was the day prior to their 13th birthday, and it was a long day. They arrived at the pool at 7:00 AM and did not leave until after 2:00 PM. All those hours at the pool for two events each.
Good luck girls!
05 October 2008
Register and Vote!
This is the season to learn about the candidates and the issues, choose the ones you think are best suited to run our representative government, and cast your vote. Don't miss the chance to be part of the democratic process!
I've been accepted as an election judge in our county, so I will spend election day at a local polling place, verifying information and distributing ballots. I still remember all those years ago when my mother would act as an election judge. Thanks Mom!
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