Life in the RV Lane--the speed of kids!

Moving at the pace of a 4 and a 5 year old is not bad. Of course, as grandparents, we have to move pretty fast to keep up with them! While a repetitive, 'wait, Grandy, wait' is sometimes annoying, there are other times when they run out in front--'catch me, Grandy, catch me.' But the best times are when, as you stroll along, you feel a small, soft, usually sticky, hand take yours.

We left Texas behind today and stopped in Arkansas after only about 5 hours on the road. We stopped at a less than ideal place. This is not a great RV park. I would not even say it is good. However, the boys did't care. The weather was good. They got to swing and learn to play horseshoes. There was a field behind us where they spent time exploring and found deer tracks and pockets-full of shells. They spent another hour cleaning their shells and displaying them on the picnic table. Hot dogs and ice cream (don't tell their mom) are always better outside as it begins to get dark. Then as they watched the clouds drift by and saw the moon---the pronouncements! The 4 year old said, "This is the bestest day ever!" The 5 year old folded his hands in prayer, closed his eyes and said, "Thank You, God for the Earth. I like it. Amen"

I'm not an environmentalist and this isn't Earth Day, but I think we celebrated life the right way!