Went bouldering at Harbor Wall

it is a really tall and wide wall made out of real stone. 

actual bouldering is considered only using the face of the rocks, not the cracks with cement to get across

just posing for a shot

photo from above

the boys working on a difficult problem

!!  by the power of grey skull !!

!!SPRING BREAK!!

WOOO!! SHOW US YOUR RACK!!

(went to southern Illinois and Kentucky to get my climb on)

Me belaying

An easy chimney route

My brother and Robert

Just some top roping

we go up

and up.

top roping a flake

topping out

found a cave on the natural bridge trail

literally got lost in the cave, we had only a tiny maglite and couldn't find the exit

doing a butt jam

the natural bridge

more shots of the bridge

on top on the bridge

(gives you an idea of how big it is)

found this nice wall to climb

way too tired that day

but rob gave it a shot

hopping a gap

at fern cliff state park

first lead climb!

(means the rope isn't at the top, and you have to clip in with quick draws as you ascend,  its harder and requires the rock climbing skillz i acquired)

makin my way up to the first bolt

clipping in second quick draw

making my way

almost at the top!

all the way up

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Mom's Birthday

~went to benihana  

My dad ruining my moms picture

me and my brother

today they had a little petting zoo at school

so they said you can take pictures with the snake right?

they didn't say he will try to violate me, it was really hard to keep a straight face with a 26 pound python between ur pants

maybe he thought i was a tree?

then they had this cute little chinchilla

and this was like this rainforest rabbit, it was really big and gangly

giant parrot, i'm not much of a bird person...