Another Birthday Outing

         For Alex's birthday he wanted to canoe down the river.The people who rented us the gear acted like we were crazy. "You know, if you fall in you could get hypothermia." Maybe they knew more about taking a 2 yr old on a canoe than we did. Grady did a great job of sitting and "paddling" for the first 30 minutes, but then wanted to walk around and stick his hands (arms) in the water.

Thankfully, Alex had a grip on his shirt and he did not fall in.

Birthday (Christmas?) Lunch

       To celebrate my birthday, we went to The Cave Restaurant. Yes, it is a restaurant in a cave. The problem was that Grady was so tired after waking up at 5:30 this morning and then having a late lunch, he did not behave. Luckily, there was only one other family in the restaurant. (That is never a good sign for Sunday lunch.) Please note my new black boots, a gift from Grady and Ellen, and located and shipped by Emily.

          It was hard to get a good picture in the restaurant because, wait for it, it is dark in the cave. But the only word to describe the decor is "tacky yuletide". 

      Another example of the decor.

          The best thing about this cougar is that Grady kept calling it a "puma." I have no idea where he learned that! Diego? It was very entertaining for Grady because there were also 2 fish ponds and a waterfall inside the cave (behind Grady and Alex).

             The food was pretty good and we can now check off "Eat in a cave" off of our bucket list!