Last week our family ventured back Mutla Ridge, with a few of our friends. Unlike our trip last year where it was very foggy, this year was a clear and beautiful day. On our drive through the desert, we got stopped by a herd of camels crossing the street.
Before going to the ridge, we tried to find an old site from the Gulf War, of bombed Iraqi tanks. The site was a bit farther than we thought, and the turnarounds were sparse, so we decided to head back before getting too close to the Iraqi border!
We arrived at the ridge mid-day.
The kids had fun digging, there is certainly no lack of sand in these parts of the world!
It was a windy day, and we all took turns flying kites that the boys received last year from Grandpa Mark and Grandma Betty. We flew them for the first time that day, and the boys loved them and did great! Our friends twins did a good job showing them how a pro flies a kite :).
And Nathan's a pretty good kite flyer too!
Ben loved flying the kite, but at one point the wind picked up, and away his kite went. Good thing we had 3 of them.
And the best part of this trip is seeing all the people trying to drive up the dunes in their four wheelers and inevitably getting stuck! Not some of the brightest driving maneuvers we saw, then again we don't see many bright driving maneuvers here :).
And getting stuck did happen a bit. This man came out to the ridge in a car, by himself, and got stuck pretty far in the sand. Thankfully Nathan and our friends had tow ropes and shovels. It took 3 guys shoveling and pushing this car to get it unstuck!
Enjoying some more hiking before heading home. Our boys love the twins and their little sister, and they had so much fun playing with them at the ridge.
It was fun day, and we were so glad to get back out there again!
And immediately all got out of the car to explore.
Wd drove up a couple of dunes along the ridge, but this car had us all beat!
We found a good spot to hike around and have a picnic.
Caleb came with his best kite-flying pose!
2 comments:
What a fun fun day at Mutla Ridge - Quite an adventure for everyone. Loved the pictures of all the kids - They are quite the kite flyers. Keep on enjoying.
Love you and miss you all 4,
Mom & Dad
Looks like a perfect day for little boys and big boys too! Nice photography, Heather! Thanks for sharing.
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