Family Hike

Friday, June 03, 2011

Family Hike

Pictures taken May 28, 2011

I have been interested in exploring the area around us.

I often walk with some friends in the evening and pass a trail head.

I've been dying to discover more about what is back there.

The Saturday of memorial day weekend was the perfect time to venture in.

Ammon, who usually prefers indoors, LOVED hiking.

It matches his adventurous spirit.

Peter, who is my outdoor boy had some hiking struggles.

He enjoyed it at first and I was really proud of how well he kept up.

But as we got further from home, he got more and more anxious.

He became really obsessive and controlling about keeping us all within about two feet of each other.

(Which isn't a very fun way to hike.)

I finally sent Andy and Ammon up ahead and Peter just had to deal with it.

While we were working through all that, we watched a hang-glider land - just feet in front of us.

I think that helped pull Peter out of his distress.

On our way down the trail, I received a phone call from my friend.

(I thought it was funny that my phone worked, but as I said, we were just minutes from our home.)

She had just been in a car accident and needed some help.

Fortunately no one was hurt.

I brought her boys home with me, and Andy stayed to help her with the car.

After our adventurous morning and afternoon, we headed down for a visit with family.

Andy helped my mom work on the loft in her shed.

My sister and her kids showed up so we played.

We grilled hot dogs and ate watermelon while visiting with my grandparents.

It was a great start to a fun weekend!

1 comment:

UnknownJune 10, 2011 at 9:52 PM
How fun! I was amazed how many people were out walking and biking in your area as we drove around. Seems like you have lots of fun adventures that you can try out this summer!
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