Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Yesterday's adventure was a short one, since I had a meeting to go to, but it was no less memorable! Bubba has a new "weeride" attachment bike, and he's loving it! We can now go on longer rides as a family and don't have to cut it short because the little ones get tired. Brilliant invention. The girls ride themselves (finally old enough!) and Konner rides behind me. It works great, and we were able to ride along the river yesterday for quite awhile (I was tired at the end, if that's any litmus test. Probably not!) The great thing about bike rides is the camraderie you feel with those with you. Like most things, it's a shared experience. We saw birds, and squirrels (and Konner was excited about every one equally, EVERY TIME) and we even saw a mother doe and a fawn cross the path. Great exercise. Great family time. Now I think I need a nap!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Hiking Trip

Great hiking trip yesterday! While the drive out there seemed a little long (couldn't we go for a walk somewhere CLOSER?) it was worth it. Real wilderness! It restored the soul (and the kids too I think!) I read somewhere that kids were suffering from lack of nature symptoms in our society now. I hope to reverse those effects in my kids! The best was when the youngest was so gung-ho about it. We took a rest, and he was jumping up and down and marching back and forth, saying "lets go hike! Come on! Let's go hike!" He's a born wilderness navigator. Except when he got lost...