We decided to take advantage of the holiday on Monday and celebrate the day together at one of our state parks. The boys were SUPER excited for a day of hiking, and we had a beautiful day for it. (Now before you all FREAK out about me dragging David out to go hiking the day after he ran a half-marathon, remember that my kids are little so we say "hiking" rather loosely.) We did walk several miles of trails through the woods, but we all had a GREAT time!
The boys taking a break on the bench. Poor Jacob doesn't have any sneakers yet (he's been in flip-flops & crocs all summer), so he wore an old pair of Josiah's. Since they were probably 2 sizes too big, he kept getting dirt and stuff in his shoe, and we'd have to take a break to empty out his shoes. So cute.
Here's Snake #2 that we saw!! Good thing David watches Man Vs. Wild so we know what to do! :) We saw lots of little frogs, caterpillars, a lizard, and two snakes, so we had our FILL of nature! (And yes Sue, this was at the park that we camped at last year!!)
And she's out! Callie fell asleep on our hike....
We found a great little lookout pier that we stopped to watch the boats for a while.
It's amazing no one fell overboard!
We switched off carrying Callie after lunch...
And then we headed to go canoeing!!! I wasn't very happy to learn that because there were 5 of us, we had to split up and do 2 canoes. That meant I had to work!!! Callie wasn't sure what to think - we started off with David, Josiah and Callie in one canoe, and Jacob and I in the other. We switched off kids a few times along the river. Callie was crying half of the time - not sure if she didn't like seeing me float down the river away from her, or because she was hot and tired and thirsty, or not sure of the boat thing or what!!! It was an experience though!
This was probably the ONLY time Callie actually SAT down in the canoe!
Josiah was helping to row for a bit...then decided it was too much work!
Jacob and I...trying not to get stuck!
Turns out all Callie wanted to do was FEEL the water...it was shocking that she didn't fall right on out of the canoe!
This was after a kid-switch. The boys went with David and I took Callie...but I was a nervous wreck that she was going to jump out of the canoe...and it took all my concentration just to keep the thing moving in the right direction!
David and Jacob
I ended up with Callie and Josiah at the end - just happy to make it back to the dock!!!
We decided to take advantage of the holiday on Monday and celebrate the day together at one of our state parks. The boys were SUPER excited for a day of hiking, and we had a beautiful day for it. (Now before you all FREAK out about me dragging David out to go hiking the day after he ran a half-marathon, remember that my kids are little so we say "hiking" rather loosely.) We did walk several miles of trails through the woods, but we all had a GREAT time!
The boys taking a break on the bench. Poor Jacob doesn't have any sneakers yet (he's been in flip-flops & crocs all summer), so he wore an old pair of Josiah's. Since they were probably 2 sizes too big, he kept getting dirt and stuff in his shoe, and we'd have to take a break to empty out his shoes. So cute.
Here's Snake #2 that we saw!! Good thing David watches Man Vs. Wild so we know what to do! :) We saw lots of little frogs, caterpillars, a lizard, and two snakes, so we had our FILL of nature! (And yes Sue, this was at the park that we camped at last year!!)
And she's out! Callie fell asleep on our hike....
We found a great little lookout pier that we stopped to watch the boats for a while.
It's amazing no one fell overboard!
We switched off carrying Callie after lunch...
And then we headed to go canoeing!!! I wasn't very happy to learn that because there were 5 of us, we had to split up and do 2 canoes. That meant I had to work!!! Callie wasn't sure what to think - we started off with David, Josiah and Callie in one canoe, and Jacob and I in the other. We switched off kids a few times along the river. Callie was crying half of the time - not sure if she didn't like seeing me float down the river away from her, or because she was hot and tired and thirsty, or not sure of the boat thing or what!!! It was an experience though!
This was probably the ONLY time Callie actually SAT down in the canoe!
Josiah was helping to row for a bit...then decided it was too much work!
Jacob and I...trying not to get stuck!
Turns out all Callie wanted to do was FEEL the water...it was shocking that she didn't fall right on out of the canoe!
This was after a kid-switch. The boys went with David and I took Callie...but I was a nervous wreck that she was going to jump out of the canoe...and it took all my concentration just to keep the thing moving in the right direction!
David and Jacob
I ended up with Callie and Josiah at the end - just happy to make it back to the dock!!!
13 comments:
ha! the hike looks fun. the canoeing looks crazy stressful...maybe a little better in a few years! :-)isn't it fun to do actual ACTIVITIES with your kids though??
Looks like a great family day!! I'm sure Callie was a handful in that canoe. I grew up canoeing with my dad, maybe it's time for us to give it a try since you guys survived!!
the canoe thing would've stressed me out too! way to go! looks like a very fun activity with the kids! i bet they loved every minute of it! snake part, not liking that so much!
What a fun day, especially for the boys!
looks like such a fun and memorable day outdoors!! :) I love those days!
This looks liek fun Katy...which state park was this? I would have been a bit nervous too!
Callie is totally cracking me up. I love the pic of her asleep in the backpack and LOVE the ones of her almost falling in the water off of the bench and the canoe. You have a little adventurer on your hands! :) What a fun day!
We love doing this too!! It's like a mini camping day, isn't it?
Neither of my kids liked boats when they were Callie's age either. We tried canoes, kayaks and Sailboats -- a Pontoon boat was the best Clara would do. Looks like you had a great day regardless!
This looks like so much fun! What do you mean sit in the canoe mommy, I have so many things to see and do!!!!
What a great idea, and truly a Labor Day!!
How completely wonderful!!! I'm so glad that ya'll had such a fabulous day!! I love these pictures!!!
Looks like a lot of work - but for good reason - good family fun!
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