Father's Day

We had no specific plans for Father's Day. Daddy already had his gift (his leather club chair that was a birthday/Father's Day gift). The kids gave him their card and we decided to head to the coffee shop for breakfast.

Aaron and I thought that it might be fun to take the kids swimming in the hot springs. Aaron jumped on his computer to research the springs. The only two near us both had a "clothing optional" policy. We decided that subjecting the little ones to old man parts would be more traumatic than fun. We opted instead to go to Bishop's Cas*tle. This castle is built by one man. He purchased his plot of land and decided to build a castle.

With coffee, doughnuts, and pumpkin loaf in hand we headed South. The drive was beautiful. We went through the green mountains with the sun shining. The only part that wasn't green was where last years forest fire had burned a bunch of trees. Other than that couple of miles, though, it was a really beautiful drive. The drive lasted about 1 1/2 hours.

When we arrived at our destination both kids were thrilled. Caleb was busy pretending he was the King and Campbell of course had her imagination going with her being the princess. Even with a slight fear of heights Campbell climbed to the top of the turrets like any good little princess. It is really amazing that this man has accomplished as much as he has with the castle. He does all the work himself. Most of it is paid for by himself, as well. He does accept donations but he does not charge an entrance fee.

We spent about an hour at the castle and then decided to find some lunch. We ended up having Caleb's favorite "noodles". Anytime you ask him what he would like to eat the answer is usually "noodles". After our lunch feast we headed home.

We had a really wonderful day. (Even if I did ended up getting super sick after lunch. It must have been those mushrooms.)