Sunday, April 4, 2010

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring to everyone! I just want to say that Spring is my favoritest season of all, and I'm so glad it's here. The weather has been absolutely perfect and we took advantage of that yesterday when we went on our first official hike of the season. What an adventure!
Levi and Spencer are very happy. Yes, I know that Levi is wearing a 'girl' hat, but I don't have another boy hat right now. Somehow all of my little boy hats have fallen away into nothingness.
Here the children are looking at an American Toad. It was right beside the trail and was kind enough to let them look at it. I tried to take a picture, but it was too well camoflaged. This was just the beginning of a fantastic hike.

This is what I like to call "The fallen tree of death with lots of mud and goopy water surrounding it!" And it was right across the trail. So up and over we went, a little wobbly, but all in one piece.

Note the water/mud surrounding Hunter. He didn't mind though, it was all good.

Since Hunter was brave enough to stand on the log, Ella-marie decided that she was brave enough too.

If these aren't happy hikers, then I don't know who is.
We ended up seeing birds, toads, frogs (getting a little frisky), turtles, geese, ducks and various sundry bugs. It was a great day!

3 comments:

Michelle said...

I am so jealous of you. What a great nature walk! I am glad that there was lots of wildlife for you to look at. And what is a good spring walk without a little mud? Boring, that's what.

Kathy Finch said...

Your hike looked like it was very adventurous. I remember going out on those kinds of fun activities when my boys were much younger.

Looks like at least one of them enjoyed them enough to make sure his family has a chance to enjoy them too.

I hear they bay good money for MUD BATHS.

Love Mamaw Kathy.

Kathy Finch said...

the word Bay is supposed to be "PAY"