Squaw Creek

Yesterday my mom, dad, and I traveled the northern tip of Missouri.  We went to a nature refugee called Squaw Creek.  It is mostly a safe place for bald eagles to live.  We were a little late in the year so we only saw 1 bald eagle.  While we went around the refugee we saw tons of birds and a beaver!  This was the first time I've seen a beaver that wasn't in a zoo.  (This was almost more exciting than the eagle!)

After we went to Squaw Creek, we traveled to Stanberry to find my great grandparent's grave.  (My dad's mom's parents.)  It was pretty cool, while we were there we found some other relatives too.  (My dad's mom's parent's brother--did you follow that one?)  And someone else, but we aren't exactly sure how they are related.  We need to do some research.  It was interesting though, because on one of the tombstone, there was a relative whose name was Elizabeth, which is my middle name.  I guess you could say part of my name is historically in my family.  Then again, Elizabeth is pretty common, but still it's pretty cool!

In all, the day was a little cold and gray, with the occasional rain, but we had a great time getting out of the house and having some good, quality family time.  What a great way to spend a Saturday!