hike’in the McDowells

I love school days, don’t get me wrong but the weather has been so beautiful here that I’m really loving have the kids home to play.

Monday was a holiday… no school!

So we took the kiddos out to the McDowell’s for a wee hike.  It’s our easy peasy go to hike for when we don’t want to go to far, like when the bear hasn’t napped well, and RT has all the signs of a soon to ruin his next four days, cold coming on.

(which he has battling at full force this evening… asleep in bed with water bottle, hankie, motrin, and benadryl)

I HATE WHEN MY KIDS ARE SICK…

rest, water, and love we tell them. and soon you will feel better.

so the hike…

IMG_3783the bear was there too in her PJ’s that came from her cousin which she refused to take off. i covered her up on accident! boooo!

IMG_3774i think this one might just look like me… it took almost 7 years but well worth the wait!

the dad and i were sitting on the party-o yesterday afternoon when we realized we have had kids longer then we haven’t as a couple… wow how time flies…our stint in Tucson seems like a blip many many life times ago. i can hardly wrap my head around it.

IMG_3789and this.

this is good… all is good