This weekend!

Since yesterday finally felt like spring (other than Wyatt waking up with a cold) we decided to venture out for a hike after church. We had tried to hike last week and the kids were really into it so we wanted to give it another whirl. We ended up hiking a 3 mile trail then almost 2 miles on a road back to the car. The kids did great and didn't really complain too much until the end.

Time to get the kids their own Camelbaks!

Wyatt kept trying to keep up with Reddog. I am pretty sure he ran about 2 miles!

Wyatt wanted his picture taken on this stump.
He said it was a great spot.

Yay!
Our first meal of the summer outside!

From Saturday.
Wyatt and his beloved dog!

The bikes are out!

Rylie has also been desperately attempting to ride her bike sans training wheels.

She almost has it!

Moab: Part two

After a very cold and windy night, we decided to pack up a day early. We braved more wind and spent the day back at Arches as a family.

Landscape Arch

Tunnel Arch

can you see the children hiding...

Once we got closer to home we realized we may have jumped the gun.

The weather was worse in Pagosa then in Moab. We would have much rather stayed there. 

What ever the choice we had a great time and look forward to much more camping this summer!
and here are all our pics, if you would like to look!!

First Hike of the Season

We have been craving some warm spring-like weather, so today we took advantage of the sunshine and took the kids on a "hike". For the most part the kids did great, and walked a mile or two themselves.

Looking for sticks and rocks...

and wild flowers, of course..

Myron found a bunch of crawdads in a small pond along the way.

all boy, this one is...

its a "y" like in her name she said

precious....right!

Wyatt gave up on the way back and snuck a ride with Dad on the way back..

phew...

Thinking about it, the last several holidays have been spent with someone, if not everyone, being "under the weather". This holiday was not going to be left out. Last week when Myron built our sandbox Wyatt was in it none stop. "Dirt" was all he could think about. So when he woke up Monday morning with his left eye glued shut we figured he had as much sand in his eye that was in his bed. Especially since it cleared up and the next morning seemed to be clear. Then Wednesday morning he woke up with the right eye gooed shut. Hmm, I thought about it, maybe pink eye, but surely not it was the other eye. It had cleared up. He was in the sandbox again all day. Well sure enough he woke up Thursday morning with both eyes "stuck", as he yelled. So we made a dr.'s appointment and they couldn't see him until Friday. Fine. We were sure what it was and the doctor confirmed that. What we didn't know was he also had an ear infection. Our first ever. Rylie has even stayed free and clear in her 4.5 years of life. What a blessing, that we stayed free of ear infections or pinkeye for so long. But two antibiotic's later we were sent into our weekend with gooey eyes, an infected ear, and a nasty cough (Rylie's not Wyatt's). That's life right, life with kids. Roll with the punches we are learning. I cant say the wind/weather helped to lift our spirits either. 35 MPH winds all day long made the beautiful Saturday and Sunday hard to enjoy. Especially with an ear infection. Yesterday seemed to be the same but Myron braved the weather for a bike ride and by the time he got back the skies had cleared and we headed out into the wilderness, sorta.

Rylie and I counted 11 types of wildflowers we hadnt yet seen.

checking out the pond with dad

at 38lbs we learned she can still ride in the Tough Traveler.
I doubt we will attempt its 60lb wieght limit.

Sweet little man wasn't as light as I remember him being.

Chimney Rock 2011

Saturday we took our "annual" Spring hike up towards Chimney Rock (here in Colorado). This is something we try to do every spring as the snow starts to melt. It tends to be a little bit dryer and warmer there and its a fairly easy 3 mile hike. We didn't finish it this year, but we did make it farther then we did last year. With two kids wanting to walk most of the way, I'd say we didn't do to bad.

They got tired after so much up hill.
Who can blame them for wanting to ride.

It was a super day!