Thursday, May 28, 2015

Cave of the Mounds



This past weekend we drove to Wisconsin for my brother-in-laws wedding! Since we arrived Thursday evening, we had some time to explore and have fun as a family before the big day on Saturday. Kyle did some research beforehand and found out that there were some caves nearby...and the best part? They were only a few miles down the road from where we were staying! We hung out with Kyle's family Thursday night, and then were off to explore Friday morning!

The first tour was full, so while we waited, we browsed the gift shops, enjoyed walking on the beautiful paths outside, and dug for gems and fossils!

Camden was such a smiley boy and loved hanging out while Brett dug for treasures!



Holding up one of the many shark teeth he found!


We decided to let Camden do some exploring too....and as you can see, he loved it!!!



I seriously cannot believe how big Brett looks in this picture! He is definitely looking more like a first grader these days. Where did my little boy go??

His basket of gems and fossils....so hard to choose which ones to take home!

Look at all those shark teeth! 

Brett picked out a beautiful little Crystal from his stash to give to me, and then he told me that we should put it on a string so I can wear it as a necklace :-) He definitely knows how to make me feel special, that's for sure!  Here he is standing next to the large Crystal in the gift shop while holding the one for me :-) 

Here we are, all bundled up in our sweatshirts before heading into the caves. Camden was sound asleep in my arms and slept through half of the tour!

Let the exploring begin!!


Some paths were wide open....and others, like this one, were really narrow. I thought Brett might get a little scared, but nope...Kyle and I were the claustrophobic ones! 




We had such a great time as a family and I'm so glad we had this opportunity to try something new together! 

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