Dear Henry

When we hiked we sang songs. This was my favorite.

SpongeBob SquarePants
F.U.N. Song

(Speaking Part)
Spongebob: It's not about winning, it's about fun!
Plankton: What's that?
Spongebob: Fun is when you...fun is...it' like...it's kinda...sorta like a...
What is fun?? HERE...Let me spell it for you!

Spongebob:
F is for Friends who do stuff together.
U is for You and me.
N is for Anywhere and anytime at all.

Sea Creatures:
Down here in the deep blue sea!



Plankton:
F is for Fire that burns down the whole town.
U is for URANIUM...BOMBS!
N is for No survivors when you're-

Spongebob:
Plankton! Those things aren't what fun is all about!
Now, do it like this,
F is for Friends who do stuff to-

Plankton:
Never! That's completely idiotic!

Spongebob:
Here, Let me help you...
F is for friends who do stuff together.
U is for You and me, TRY IT!

Plankton:
N is for Anywhere and anytime at all.

Sea Creatures:
Down here in the deep blue sea!

Plankton:
Wait...I don't understand ...I feel all tingly inside...
Should we stop?

Spongebob:
No! That's how you're supposed to feel!

Plankton:
Well I like it! Lets do it again!

Spongebob:
Okay!

Spongebob & Plankton:
F is for Frolic through all the flowers.
U is for Ukelele.
N is for Nose picking, chewing gum, and sand licking.
Here with my best buddy.

(Laughing part)

Sea Creatures:
Down in the deep blue sea.

Of course my favorite part is when Plankton sings. Joe was a good little hiker. He would not sit in the backpack. He insisted on walking. That is one of his words, "walk." Joe is like a puppy who brings his leash to you to let you know he wants to go outside. Instead of a leash, Joe brings you his sneakers or puts them on himself. He is very determined. He does this no matter how early it is in the morning or how dark and late it might be outside.

Jack became a "Junior Park Ranger." We went to a hike with a Ranger who taught us a lot about the place we were staying. It was called, Skyland, and it is a lodge in the Shenandoah National Park along Skyline Drive. We took you there before. It is most beautiful in the fall when the leaves change color.

When we drove in it was night and we kept track of all the animals we saw along the road:

(1) Owl
(7) Racoons
(2) Deer

and over the course of the weekend we saw more deer, a ton of beautiful butterflies, caterpillars, tadpoles, grasshoppers, fish and a bunch of bugs. What we didn't see were bears, but someone we met saw a mommy and 2 cubs.

Yesterday when we were driving along Skyline Drive, I even spotted my doctor, Dr. Parker, who was riding his bike. He is in AMAZING shape. Those hills were really hard to drive in the car; I cannot imagine how he did it on a bike.

We took 2 hikes, one to a waterfall and one to a place called Stony Man mountain. On the way up Stony Man we crossed the Appalachian Trail. I always wanted to hike all or part of that with you one day. It goes from Georgia all the way to Maine. Maybe I'll do it with Jack and/or Joe and/or Mom some day.

F is for friends who do stuff together. U is for You and me