Father’s Day

We took a hike Father’s Day afternoon.  The weather was overcast and a bit chilly, but we weren’t to be deterred.  This summer may all be like that, and if we’re not willing to go out in weather like that, we may be inside all summer. 

When we told the kids we were going into the mountains for a hike, there were mixed reactions.  Hannah was excited, Naomi started to cry, claiming that she was scared of the mountains, and Simeon said he didn’t want to fall off the mountain. 

However, by the end of the hike, a good time had been had by all.  We deliberately chose a fairly easy hike, since children and a pregnant woman were involved.  It was 1.2 miles to the waterfall, and then, of course, 1.2 miles back.  Incredibly, Simeon walked probably 2 of those.  Then he suddenly said, “My legs are SO tired!  Will you carry me?”  I declined, but Michael was willing.  Some of the tiredness of Sim’s legs might have been related to his penchant for jumping.  Both up the trail and down the trail, he jumped off rocks (most of which were about 2 inches above ground level) and over things. 

Hannah liked to be ahead of everyone, despite a tendency to tell us every few minutes that she was tired and hoped we got there soon.  She stopped when I pointed out to her that it wasn’t too much fun hiking with someone who complained all the time.  She seemed to realize the justice of this, and switched to talking about other things.

I think Naomi’s favorite part was singing on the way down the mountain.  And skipping and running.  Her legs weren’t tired, I guess!

It was great to get into the wilderness a bit, and fun to do the hike together.  Pictures?  Well, that would have required remembering the camera, which we didn’t do.

We stopped for dinner on the way home, and everyone slept very well that night.