tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post577745278275413421..comments2024-03-27T19:04:31.290-05:00Comments on The Amazing Trips: a walk in the wildThe Amazing Tripshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13761348688069779544noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-11072225165921396312009-01-31T06:36:00.000-06:002009-01-31T06:36:00.000-06:00OMG!! That's FUNNY!! That photo sequence was pri...OMG!! That's FUNNY!! That photo sequence was priceless!!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879753863902363299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-80291461854281114382009-01-22T02:33:00.000-06:002009-01-22T02:33:00.000-06:00Oh WOW!!! A photo of whole family looking at the s...Oh WOW!!! A photo of whole family looking at the same spot looking good - I still can not produce that one :))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-87284017858290953802009-01-20T10:20:00.000-06:002009-01-20T10:20:00.000-06:00OMG Jen that is the funniest story I have ever hea...OMG Jen that is the funniest story I have ever heard. The pictures are priceless absolutely priceless. Kudos to you for being able to take them!!! I love your blog. It is so entertaining. <BR/>DenisexxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-48146337657515488482009-01-19T19:30:00.000-06:002009-01-19T19:30:00.000-06:00That is just hilarious! And I loved the scenery. ...That is just hilarious! And I loved the scenery. We lived in CA for awhile not too far from there - made several day trips to Palm Springs, but never rode the tram up the mountain.<BR/>But I could see a snow capped Mt San Jacinto from my kitchen window.<BR/><BR/>JOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729302719897979984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-79602893761647564732009-01-19T13:45:00.000-06:002009-01-19T13:45:00.000-06:00Delurking to say that I haven't giggled that much ...Delurking to say that I haven't giggled that much in a long, long time. Your children are so terribly delightful, and the photos that accompanied the narrative were perfect. I probably would have been laughing so hard at my kid that I may not have been able to snap one picture! Kudos to you for keeping it together and sharing this memory with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-71020999293638642132009-01-19T12:50:00.000-06:002009-01-19T12:50:00.000-06:00You are so funny. I love to read your blog. The ...You are so funny. I love to read your blog. The narration and pictures on this one were priceless and I snorted. Is that a carrier that Baby Henry is in? Which one?<BR/><BR/>Take Care,<BR/>Susan<BR/>Finley and Jude (almost 4)<BR/>Toddler Avah (almost 2)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-91239342498832783122009-01-19T10:58:00.000-06:002009-01-19T10:58:00.000-06:00I laughed till I cried!! Thank you for sharing. ...I laughed till I cried!! Thank you for sharing. Am I a bad person for laughing at those pictures?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-13321897959731737532009-01-19T08:45:00.000-06:002009-01-19T08:45:00.000-06:00I heard there is a new squirrel ride at Legoland!I...I heard there is a new squirrel ride at Legoland!<BR/>I can be ready anytime after my vacation with Noni and Jim.<BR/>Your nephew MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-79952021883396119122009-01-19T06:37:00.000-06:002009-01-19T06:37:00.000-06:00OMG!!! That is the funniest thing I have read/see...OMG!!! That is the funniest thing I have read/seen in a long time! Your children would absolutely die of fright in my backyard. We have hundreds of squirrels...they are in the yard ALL day long. Not to mention the resident racoon, armadillo and family of possum. And I live in a densely populated suburb of Houston!!!<BR/><BR/>Kelly(Houston)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-82504766906313307572009-01-18T23:38:00.000-06:002009-01-18T23:38:00.000-06:00I am out of breath just looking at the pictures of...I am out of breath just looking at the pictures of you guys hiking up that trail. Wow!<BR/><BR/>And next time you must warn the kids in advance about the rabid squirrels. It's a good thing you didn't come across a mountain lion! ;)heather@it'stwinsanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708748834406020093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-37537842247319002952009-01-18T16:25:00.000-06:002009-01-18T16:25:00.000-06:00LOL, Jen. You can make me laugh so hard! I LOVE ...LOL, Jen. You can make me laugh so hard! I LOVE the pictures of the kids toppling their mighty daddy to the ground. With those expressions of terror they look like promotional stills from a motion picture set in the woods - a horror movie perhaps. Starring Wile E. Squirrel as the (noisy but) elusive villain. <BR/><BR/>Made my day :) Also made me want to visit Palm Springs - what a beautiful area!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-56265110967610221782009-01-18T15:56:00.000-06:002009-01-18T15:56:00.000-06:00That's hilarious!My parents (and I, just a bit) ha...That's hilarious!<BR/><BR/>My parents (and I, just a bit) have equally lovely memories of that tram ride up... I was 5, my sister was 3, there was still some snow up there, and my sister managed to have an accident involving poop, and my mom didn't have spare clothes along for her. So they turned my sweatshirt into a temporary pair of pants for her. I was not happy about that at all. -Anita R.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310975094601741976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-85594091794232261012009-01-18T14:57:00.000-06:002009-01-18T14:57:00.000-06:00Absolutely HILARIOUS. Oh do tell, ye geologists, ...Absolutely HILARIOUS. Oh do tell, ye geologists, how you will ever take the kids on field work when they are afraid of SQUIRRELS??! I'm laughing so hard. <BR/><BR/>I got my iPod!!! I plan on spending naptime figuring out how this new-fangled technology works. It's so TINY! How can it work? I need reading glasses!<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU!!!!! I'm sure I'll love it.Michele Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061520456909635254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-17081827610174246652009-01-18T14:23:00.000-06:002009-01-18T14:23:00.000-06:00Ahh... city dwellers, I just loved the 'terror squ...Ahh... city dwellers, I just loved the 'terror squirrel' story. I had such a good laugh. Perhaps you should expose them to some 'wild' animals at the petting farm then advance to the nearest zoo to help them over their fears. <BR/> We lived in a small community on the northern end of Vancouver Island and had a cabin in the woods by a lake when our kids were small so wild animals were no big deal to them. We had to teach them to be very respectful and cautious of the animals whose home ground we had invaded. I remember having to take our eldest daughter for an early tetanus booster shot when she got bit on the finger by a little mouse she had captured in a paper bag and was trying to pet. That was a case of too little fear on her part and a big opportunity (effective too) for me to teach respect or the critters in the woods no matter how small and cute they were. Our daughters pocket often contained salamanders (pets again) until I showed her how bad they looked dead as a result of her loving ministrations and explained (yet again) that they were meant to live their lives in the wild not her pocket. We also had frequent visits of bears in our yard, particularly on garbage day, or down by the beach looking for any goodies that were edible. <BR/> Oh dear, this is becoming a small book, I really only meant to thank you for sharing your fun and trials with us readers but it brought back such wonderful memories of our own "walk in the wild", I hope you enjoyed them. The daughter I spoke of is 36 the next is 30 and our son is 24 they still love camping in the woods and are at long last respectful of their wildlife neighbors. <BR/>JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804522074384492754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-91872508497336406542009-01-18T14:04:00.000-06:002009-01-18T14:04:00.000-06:00This post had me laughing so hard I was crying! Yo...This post had me laughing so hard I was crying! Your little ones are a riot! <BR/>I don't know how you managed to push that stroller up that hill. I would have passed out!Mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535979162815191875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-39850192732210016572009-01-18T13:43:00.000-06:002009-01-18T13:43:00.000-06:00Your story of the child-eating squirrel reminds me...Your story of the child-eating squirrel reminds me of penguins. Hundreds will group up at the edge of an iceberg then shove in the penguin nearest the edge. If it doesn't get eaten, then they all jump in for a lovely swim. I can clearly see Elizabeth at the top of an iceberg, looking down, shouting calmly, "Anything nibbling your toes yet, you two?" <BR/><BR/>I pick Elizabeth as my hiking buddy. She has the true Survival Instinct.<BR/><BR/>-DebbieDeborah Halversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813383597378919945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-18683332945476178032009-01-18T12:58:00.000-06:002009-01-18T12:58:00.000-06:00Holy Cow, that is hilarious! That photo sequence i...Holy Cow, that is hilarious! That photo sequence is really funny. I take it squirrels are an aberration in your part of the world? LOL Out here on the East Coast they are everywhere!Leeannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529722995554495470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-23610136150544747912009-01-18T12:44:00.000-06:002009-01-18T12:44:00.000-06:00OMG! Super photos w/ super narrative!! I almost ...OMG! Super photos w/ super narrative!! I almost woke my girls up from their naps with my laughter. Thanks for sharing!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130346985631115376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-84330708602843156892009-01-18T12:37:00.000-06:002009-01-18T12:37:00.000-06:00What a great trip. You took me up that mountain b...What a great trip. You took me up that mountain but I think it was pre-kids. This is much more fun.<BR/>That squirrel must have been horrible for the children. Are you sure it was not a mountain lion?<BR/>NoniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com