Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Hiking Beacon Rock

Sunday was a beautiful day and we have been wanting to start hiking as a family when the weather is nice. It would be nice to go once a week, so hopefully that will work out. Issie is finally at the age when we could go together and she is so independent that she wants to walk most of the time. It does make everything go at a 2 year old pace but it is a start. We live in such a beatiful area that it is like an adventure each week. Plus it is nice to look at things that we can embrace with the kids getting bigger since there is always that temptation to dwell in the sadness of them growing up. It was good thing to do the week we took the crib down and started packing up the nursery.
My family, so cute to see them taking off, and Issie smiling over Daddy's shoulder on the way. I just love these guys. What a blessing they are to me.
Issie determined to do it herself even on the rough terrain, so funny.

Happy girl with her Daddy.
Kadie was all about the "short cuts", trying to cut corners and find secret ways to get ahead of us.
Me and Issie, pulling up the caboose. Jack was not really understanding why we were so slow, we offered to let him walk with or carry Issie and see how fast he would go but he was not interested.

UP and Up and Up we go, it was such an amazing day, really feeling like spring here. So nice.
Had to put this one in, our little nut. She loves this smile, Kadie used to do the same thing. She certainly has no fear of heights or anything else for that matter. We had to keep a hand on her at all times. Brad actually brought a rope in case we needed a leash but she stayed close. That would have been a sight.
Sweet boy, at the top. It was good lesson in patience for Jack as he probably could have climbed the rock in half the time. But he had a good attitude about it. The sunshine sure helped.
Our family. What a nice day. Hopefully we will do more and more of this all spring and summer.

1 comment:

annaliese said...

we have never climbed there--but now I absolutely want to now! such gorgeous pictures!