We did it! We took a family hike. Alex and Michelle have wanted us all to come out and go on a hike up to a waterfall and picnic with them, and we finally found a day that would work for all of us. Here is a picture of Alex and Michelle's house. (So next time you are in Arco and eating Fried Pickles from Pickle's Place you can look across the street and you'll know where they live.)
We went up to the Lower Cedar Spring outside of Mackay. Here is a picture of the whole hiking group. Yes, I hiked too, but someone has to be the photographer.
You can see that we were quite a diverse group, Grandparents, a teenager, lots of young adults, little girls and a baby boy. Most of the time Sydni rode on someone's shoulders. You can see Kymber up there walking. She also took turns getting piggyback rides.
But for a while she wanted to walk and didn't even want to hold someone's hand. This slowed the pace down quite a bit. She was totally enjoying the day especially since she loves rocks and dirt.
Kristine has a Photography class this year and was taking pictures all along the way. Can't wait to see her pictures too.
The trail followed along the river, so the whole trail we got to hear the happy babbling brook sounds.
I loved this view of the girls. Yes, I was usually at the end of the line, so this is what I saw most of.
Kaden was such a good little guy. Jen (and everyone else) carried him, so he is getting an early start on enjoying the out of doors.
Break time. Kaden needed a bottle so we all stopped to rest. Actually Alex set a good pace and stopped frequently to tell us interesting stories. This was a good time for Sydni to bring me handfuls of dirt and rocks she found.
Thanks to Alex and Michelle for getting us out for such a fun family day.
