We woke up and decided to drive to the mountains a few minutes south of our house to do a little hiking. J-P has been mountain biking there, but it was the first time we have all been as a family. We always drive to "better" locations for our hikes, but we really should take advantage of the proximity of the San Tan's more often.
Ava threw a royal fit in her fancy backpack, and insisted on walking by herself without holding anyone's hand. Little miss independent wanted to hike solo while holding her water bottle, but after two falls on jagged rocks we forced her back in. She screamed the rest of the way while the boys explored and filled their hats with shiny rocks for their "collection". Ian fell a few times, and Max was bummed that we didn't see any horses despite all the clues he found like horse poo and horse tracks. The fresh air and dessert smells were exhilarating.
2 comments:
My happiest memories growing up were of my family out hiking. keep the fun flowing!
Is J-P's back doing better? It seems that the kid pack would not be good for his back.
Long gone are the days of Baden Powel and Echo Mountain, eh?
Miss & love you guys!
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