andrew in a joshua tree
georgia playing in the fine sand and rocks
georgia and andrew exploring
look how strong i am!
andrew and his bowling pinhave you ever been to pahrump? well, the whole marshall crew now has. eric needed to deliver some documents to the courthouse so we all jumped into the car, put in a dvd and drove over the bump to pahrump. the reward to our uneventful trip to the courthouse and mcdonalds in pahrump was a small, very steep, very water carved dirt road in lovell canyon. eric said the car needed to get back to its roots and that it was tired of driving on pavement. well, we sure showed it a good time! it was gorgeous, unfortunately my camera didn't pick up on the subtle variations of spring green, purple shadows and countless shades of gray in the river bed. but, it did pick up on the spontaneous fun we had searching for and shattering the unbroken clay pigeons, searching for a perfect rock to add to the garden and the other surprises we collected along our way. it's amazing what you can find in a dry riverbed like, for instance, a bowling pin. go figure it would be andrew who found it. he is the one who sees things no one else seems to be able to spot. and yes, we did bring it home. not sure what to do with it, i'd love to put it in our garden with the rock we found but i think the hoa would be after us! (not to mention eric would be after me!) we stayed our hour and made it up the hill just in time to witness the most beautiful sunset. oranges, purples, fluorescent green and blue. breathtaking, really. i have a friend who has started a journal labeled 'have you seen the hand of god in your life today?' i think my answer would be absolutely! it always surprises me how the most unplanned outings turn into the best memories. thanks for hauling us over the hump to pahrump dad!
