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Somewhere between Nashville and Ashland City is a hole in the earth and the guys decided to go into it.  In there we found miles of passage and lots of opportunities to bend, stoop, crawl, twist and climb.  Nicholas got to try his climbing harness that he got last year again.  We found passage in the upper chamber that had crystal flakes lining the walls.  Everyone had a great time, especially Nicholas who was in 7 year old heaven.  The cutest thing is that Nicholas made himself a sandwich and packed it in his new lunch box with a drink, raisins, napkin and gogurt. He insisted I take it into the cave in my backpack.  He was truly prepared and loving every second.

    Everybody got muddy and nobody got hurt.

Below is a video of the crystal room birthing a baby Smithasaurus.

Video: RebelsLog: Caving with Nicholas

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Hard to believe but Nicholas turned 7 and we did it in grand fashion.  In the afternoon we went to a local place that has Bowling, Bumper Cars, and Laser Tag.  We had about dozen kids and everyone had a huge time.  Afterwards we made it back home for a chili party.  Nicholas got lots of great gifts.  Id like to thank everyone that assisted directly and indirectly to make his big day and really big day.   It all worked out just great.  ( a bit chaotic, but that was expected for a 7 year old party.)

You can see pictures from the event on my Flickr photo stream.  Click any picture on the right, then once inside Flickr click the slideshow feature, or the other buttons to see the other images.