Let's Go Fly A Kite

Forgive me for the lack of posting of late. I will try and make up for it over the next week and give as many updates as possible. Life has been busy, but not with very much excitement. It has rained here the entire weekend for the past four weeks, which has really limited our ability to get out and enjoy the outdoors.

Last month, Drake experienced his first kite flying fun. He enjoys watching Kipper and, in many of the episodes, Kipper and his friends are flying a kite, typically on "big hill". Drake received a kite for his birthday from his Uncle Rusty, Aunt Patti, and cousins Anna and Mary Kate. One windy day, I decided to pull it out and try to fly it in our back yard. While we have plenty of room to fly a kite in our yard, the wind was blocked by the surrounding woods.

After the yard fail, we took Drake and the kite to the properly named, Kite Hill. This is a space on campus that is a huge hill and, apparently, offers plenty of wind to those wishing to fly a kite. Other than the string breaking and Drake letting go when he had full control, kite flying was a huge success on Kite Hill. We pass this hill everyday on our way home from daycare now and, everyday, Drake says, "Kite Hill, fly kite". I guess this experience made an impact!