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Another wonderful weekend under our belts. The trailer has proved, yet again, as our best idea to date.

The hiking was magnificent. The kids did REALLY well. Saturday, we all did a 4 mile loop, baby included. She actually walked a great deal of it, spending very little time in the sling or on shoulders.

The boys were in their element. Wide open spaces, animals, trees, fishing, and dirt. What more can you ask for?

The hike just about did Quinn in. Toward the end he yelled “I hate hiking”.

He was too tired to hike, but climbing was another story.

Dude.

The last 1/4 mile, Mia fell asleep and Bill carried her.

On Sunday, the two older boys and I hit the trail and tackled a 6 mile hike. The goal was to reach a large pond where the Houston toad lives. It is an endangered species, and the boys wanted to see it.

The hike was gorgeous, through towering pines and ferns lining the trail. It was up and down, with lots of roots to step over, but was so rewarding. I will treasure the talks we had. We talked about God, “the birds and the bees”, and about falling in love. I will tell you right now, those little boys make me well up with love and pride. I love them so much it hurts. They are so much like their father, and I am so grateful for this because he is such a blessing to me. I know without a doubt that they will chose the right road in life. I am sure of this.

We found lots of creatures along the way.

Frogs

Strange bugs

Nasty bugs

Upon reaching the pond, there were no endangered toads to be seen, but we saw one of their egg masses, which was very cool.

We also explored a beautiful stream that was filled with frogs.

The weekend ended way too fast.

We are home, once again…but that deserves its very own post.

You can click on any of the pics above to get to all of the trip photos.