FIRST FAMILY HIKE OF THE SEASON!!

JUMP CREEK

Eating Lunch

Well you all know how much Ceilee has been wanting to go camping. So today was finally a nice day so Ben and I decided to take the kids to Jump Creek for a hike. On our way we stopped by the deli and picked up some stuff for a picnic and off we went, Kids in their tennis shoes and camping vests. When we got there they couldn't understand why they couldn't see the waterfall we had talked about. so we ate lunch and then headed on to our hike. The trail was a little muddy but not to bad. as we got closer we reached the part of the trail where we had to

Crossing the creek

 cross the creek by using the rock as stepping stones. well...... lets just say the water was quite a bit higher then we remembered it being.. So Ben put Mitch on his back and Ceilee on mine and we balenced our way across the rocks to the other side and along we went. the kids had a blast! next we came to the next spot where normally we could go around the edge but once again... water higher then normal = going up and around the rock face. so i took lead with Ceilee and Mitch close behind and Ben to head up the back. I am sooo proud of these kids they did amazing climbing the side of the hill and then back down into the waterfall. we played and climbed in the rocks and up the side of the canyon and just had a great family time all day long i wouldn't trade it for the world. As we headed back the kids crawled up the side of the hill and then slid on their bums down the other side. I am soo proud of my baby girl as we reached the part of the trail where we had to cross the creek Ceilee looked at me and said mom i can do it with my own feet.. so i let her try and She did.. Ben dropped off Mitch on the other side and then met her in the middle to take her hand from me for balance and she made it across.. she did so good and she was super proud of herself and so was Ben and I.

The Kids hiking up the trail to go around to the waterfall

Kids in a "cave" they found

Mitchell playing in the dirt at the top of the canyon

Ben helping Mitch up the hill

Me and the Kid before we hiked down to the bottom of the waterfall

My little model

Me and the Kids in the Cave by the bottom of the falls

Mitch really liked jumping off the rocks

Silly Faces

In the "Cave"

At the top of the canyon on our way back.. he hiked to the top

Peek-a-boo

The boys first trip to the mountains for the season!

Now that spring is coming up the kids are dying to go camping.. now if only the weather would cooperate.. Today Ben and Jake took Mitch to the mountains to go to the hot springs. When Ben told him last night all he could talk about was putting Chili in the fire and eating it out of the can, it's what men do he says. So i bundled him up and packed his backpack. when i grabbed some footsie PJ's he looked at me and said "those are baby jammies mom i want big boy jammies" so we hunted down his spider man ones. so we packed his backpack with spiderman jammie, his cars head lanp, spiderman blanket, buzz slippers and his can of chili.. and of course he had to wear his camping vest and spiderman hat.. he is so cute i can't wait to hear all about it when they get home. Of course Ceilee is upset she didn't get to go so Ben promised her that next time she got to go by herself just him and her..                                                  


The boys had a blast up there.. when they got there Jake went out to get some wood and Mitch followed him up the hillside in the snow to help. Jake and Ben decided to get the fire ready to go so after swimming they could just light it and then eat. Mitch didn't understand and he kept trying to get them to go get his chili out of his backpack. So they swam and had a blast. While on their trip they saw a skunk (almost sprayed the car) and a Mountain Lion running up the hill side.. Mitchell is still  talking about it.

The boys in the Hot springs

The boys eating dinner.. Mitch really wanted chili to throw in the fire