with Heidi Joy

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Skyways & Byways

Owen was home on spring break this past week so we tried to do something fun/different each day. One day we took the boys downtown and explored the sky-ways. Steve came up with a little scavenger hunt to add a little structure to the event. It was a success! One we'll have to repeat.

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I thought it would be fun to try to get a (mostly) family pic. Turns out, it wasn't such a good idea. They were too excited about their scavenger hunt, so cooperation was slim to none. This was the best we could do ;)
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I do realize this looks like these boys are kidnapping this little girl, and holding her against her will. Pretty accurate.

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I thought this was the perfect photo op, but there was just too many 'cool' things to look at, like water dripping from cracks in the buildings :/

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They found the first item on their list right away!

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…And this was just a bonus! Peter & Tif, they will never forget the game you took them to : )

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So many exciting things to see…

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Mapping out our route

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Now this was also on our list ;)  Steve incorporated my coffee treat stop into our list - genius.

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The List. …and evidence they had a (gluten filled) doughnut.

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Not sure what it is about falling water, but we could have stood and watched this all day.
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Luka and Emmett deciding which treasure they will find next…

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Oh Bummer! It was closed.

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We made a stop for lunch. It wasn't on our list, but we were having so much fun we all needed to refuel.

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Luka found his stage, then danced a little jig  : )

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Oh the escalators. Hours of fun.

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And if they aren't tired enough at the end of the exploration, ya make 'em run up the escalators the wrong way ;)  It totally works!

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A very successful day. Homeward bound.