Erin and I wanted to get the boys together for a hike, so we met at Beaver Lake to hike the Bog Trail. Since it is a park and a nature center, hunting is not allowed, so it is a safe place to hike year round. And the boys love the boardwalk, of course. The Bog Trail is accessed via the Hemlock Hollow Trail, so we hiked both. Combined, the short loop is just 1.0 mile, perfect for toddler legs. Poor Alden had a bout of motion sickness and threw up in the parking lot upon arrival, but at least he made it out of the car. And he was very brave about the whole thing. It was so sad: as Erin was trying to clean him up a little, he kept saying over and over, but you want to take a hike! Maybe thought we were considering not letting him go? Don't worry, little boy... it would take more than that to turn us back! So off we went.
These kids are so cute together. Alden is getting big enough now that he runs ahead with Frankie some of the time. Erin and I could almost have a conversation, or a series of short, interrupted conversations, anyway. They had the usual sorts of games with sticks and leaves and such. I tried to take a photo of all of us together using the self timer, but gave up after Frankie ruined several attempts by running off and encouraging Alden to do the same. I sulked a bit after that - not my proudest moment, certainly, but it doesn't seem like such an unreasonable request. The kids are not remotely interested in pictures. Frankie has his own little point-and-shoot camera, but unfortunately it hasn't really fostered appreciation for photography.
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| looking back up at the trailhead |
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| Alden telling me to stop taking pictures and hurry up |
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| tandem puffball stomping |
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| almost back and getting tired |
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