Hiking

I've been trying to go hiking each week while the weather is so beautiful and it has been SO BEAUTIFUL! There is one fantastic hike for kids that you get to cross a small stream about 5 times. Last week, I ended up taking 5 children on it and we had such a great time. Two moms were going to come, but couldn't last minute. I'm so glad that didn't stop us. We had such a blast! We invited a neighbor girl and boy with us, and it was the little girl's first time to ever go hiking. When we got out of the car and started, she was too nervous to even walk down the trail without holding my hand. But by the time we finished, she was doing awesome. The boys loved hiking with their hiking sticks, all of the kids found a special rock to bring home (there are lots of rock with micah and quartz, so sparkly rocks are extra cool), and we even found a little teepee that someone had made out of branches for a little shelter.

I gotta enjoy this weather while I can, because who know how long it will last. I have stuff I want to get done inside, but have a hard time getting myself to do it because I keep thinking that I will have 6 months of winter when I will be inside plenty.