Search and Rescue (with an interesting picnic)

On the last day of daddy's vacation, we all woke up early (not to daddy's liking) to some dreary weather. It was COLD and cloudy. We bummed it most of the morning, had some organic, free-range pork links for breakfast (to daddy's liking) and I thought we needed an adventure that day. So I asked Norah if she would like to go on an adventure. Much to my delight, she obliged.

She thought that meant a trip to the park, but with rain on the way, I had to think fast. I said, "Nope, we're taking a trip in the back yard. And there's a picnic involved."

Norah said, "Involved."

I look over during our 'adventure' chat and Norah has made herself very comfortable in her high chair. I secretly began to pack our goodies for the picnic. All the while, renaming the food to fit the themed 'adventure'. I told Norah she should bring a bag of tools. She comes out of her room with her new purse. She forgot the tools. I said, "You're going to need some rope. Why don't you go get some of your beads to be the rope."

"Otay, momma."

I said, "You're going to need some solution to spray on the new species of plants we discover and a measuring tape." I didn't know what the measuring tape was for, but it was sitting around and looked very official. They also all fit into her little purse perfectly. The plan was coming along. We gathered our snacks, our tools, some blankets. We're off.

Then I realized we needed an objective for the 'adventure'. Daddy was coming along, bringing Omi for the ride, and Nathan was in on it because he knew he'd get snacks if he tagged along. Whatever to get the big brother to join in the pretending...

Objective: A Search & Rescue of the Infant

Scenario: We are on a wilderness hike. There is a baby missing among wild animals and we must track through the jungle, catch the wild mountain cat, and rescue the baby.

Easy enough...

Off we go. Norah had it good on her ATV. Momma carried all the goods. Norah led the way. She obviously knew the right way to have an adventure.

Soon, we found some wild mushrooms that needed to be tested. (Here's where our solution came in. Pure Reverse Osmosis Water) We tested it, it was safe. We collected some for our journey.

The measuring tape really did come in handy. There was an enormous trench we had to cross. (At least the size of Nathan's foot) We measured it, left a tracking device that we can retrieve later for more research and we were on our way.

Along the way, there were many obstacles to overcome. This one was a bridge we had to cross. Slowly, slowly. Have you ever seen a better dressed rescue girl? And little did she know, she could have rescued the baby right then. But she had a better idea...

In her right hand, the tool bag.

In her left hand, the rope.

She sees in the distance the wild mountain cat that has been tracking us and stalking the baby.

Norah is in pursuit of the catch.

She managed to wrestle the cat to the ground without a scratch on her. We decided not to harm the beast, but find the baby and let the wild cat go later.

Finally, mission complete. We found the missing baby!!

Safe and sound. What an Adventure!

Time to eat.

Nathan enjoying the fruits of Norah's labor.

Some of the food on the menu is as follows:

Giant Orange Maggots (Mandarin oranges)

Dried Iguana Blood (craisans)

Wild Boar Meat (leather fruit bars)

Fossil Dinosaur Eggs (grapes)

Puss from the new Mushroom species (yogurt)