ST PATRICK'S DAY QUIZ

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!

HERE IS A QUIZ I CHALLENGE YOU TO TAKE!

MOM AND I TOOK IT AND DIDN'T GET ANY RIGHT.

ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED FOR YOU AT THE END...GOOD LUCK!QUESTIONS 1: WHAT DOES KISSING THE BLARNEY STONE DO FOR YOU?

A: Give you soft lips from the dew on the stone

B: Give you good luck in love

C: Make you less shy

D: Heal warts

QUESTION 2: ACCORDING TO LEGEND, WHAT ARE LEPRECHAUNS REALLY?

A: Shoemakers

B: Thieves

C: Midgets

D: Magicians

QUESTION 3: WHY DO LEPRECHAUNS WEAR GREEN?

A: They like the color

B: As camouflage

C: Because they consider it lucky

D: Because it is the only color of dye they know how to make

QUESTION 4: WHAT WAS ST. PATRICK'S REAL NAME?

A: Miles Shallob

B: Michael O'Shaunessey

C: Marcus Stough

D: Maewyn Succat

QUESTION 5: WHO STARTED THE TRADITION OF PINCHING ANYONE WHO DOESN'T WEAR GREEN ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY?

A: Members of the church

B: Children

C: Parents

D: No one knows

ANSWERS: 1=C, 2=A, 3=B, 4=D, 5=B

A SHORT HISTORY LESSON FROM MR. CANYON

When exploring, it is important to know what it is you are looking for. To the left of me you will notice something that looks a lot like dinosaur tracks. If you are wondering how they got there, you came to the right place! Long ago these HUGE animals roamed the earth looking for plants and other animals to eat. While doing this you see, they had to trample the very sandstone you see in front of you. With each step they sunk into the ground...it must have been muddy that day...with the warm Utah sun, these very tracks were preserved for many years! In this picture you will see petroglyphs. What's a petroglyph you ask? Petroglyphs are images created by removing part of a rock surfaces by incising, pecking, carving, and abrading. A long time ago Indians used this form of art for communication. Who is this you ask? Mr. Canyon your famous explorer! Transportation is critical when searching for things. Parents work just great! Above me you will see Pictographs. What's a pictograph you ask? It is a symbol representing a concept, object, activity, place or event by illustration. Indians would draw instead of carve to communicate with other Indians. I wonder what they were trying to say? Here are more pictographs. It's amazing to see all the different eras of these fascinating writings. Turns out I am famous in this part of the country! They named many archaeological sites after me! If you look really close you will see another dinosaur track. You can see just how big the claws were on this guy! The most important lesson from all of this is to protect the very land we have been so blessed to walk on. Please look below for more pictures of my Moab adventure!

MY TRIP TO MOAB

BIKE POSER

Mom and dad told me that if you can't ride your bike you might as well pose with it. I seem to have a natural gift for posing so here it is...

Intimidation

Chipper

Captivated

Blissful

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!

HEY! GUESS WHAT? I AM 8 MONTHS OLD TODAY!

TAKING A BATH THROUGH TIME

Taking a bath is my favorite time of the day! I've come along way from my first bath. (February ) (December) (September) (July) (June 28...My Birthday!)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY DADDY!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Mom and I made daddy strawberry cupcakes today! Licking the beaters was my job... a necessary step in making sure the cupcakes will be edible for my daddy.

If you don't know...daddy's love great big balloons, stuffed flowers that last forever and mini heart pillows! When buying gifts you need to make sure that when the initial "thanks" wears off, you have toys to play with yourself! I know...I am a genious! Who needs wrapping paper when you have an entire roll of paper towels? I discovered chocolate is another amazing food group along with cake batter! It goes great with milk! My daddy loved his gifts and I couldn't wait to play with them!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY DADDY!