Just Picked
Photo taken Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:26:48 PM
Hand Picked Goodness
Photo taken Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:27:18 PM
Home from the Field
September 2nd, 2010Summer Berries
September 2nd, 2010Pretty Bunch
Photo taken Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:28:16 PM
Box of Berries
Photo taken Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:28:34 PM
Morning Hike
August 24th, 2010Misty Meadows
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 9:59:03 AM
The first official week of summer break wasn’t so summery. Yet, we were determined to get moving and enjoy the outdoors, despite a drizzly and cool end of June. One morning I took the kids on a hike led by a small group from our local YMCA to an area we’d never trekked through. The Mercer Slough includes a blueberry farm and here you can see the blueberry fields in the background. We never made it back to pick the berries later in the summer, but maybe next year. The day we hiked we discovered that a wetland area can indeeed be quite buggy, so I was glad we all were well-covered and we managed to make it home with little or no bites. We took a long hike that day, and to their credit, Al and Gigi were troopers. Once we were home early that afternoon, they both ate hearty lunches (at least I had packed some snacks that morning!) and earned some well-deserved downtime. Enjoy the pictures!
This way?
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 10:00:11 AM
The Navigator
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 10:00:27 AM
Al was eager to check out my compass application, so I assigned him the task of navigator for our hike. He had a good time calling out our exact location and direction!
Eager to Hike
August 24th, 2010Wait for Me, Al
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 10:05:32 AM
Walking and Talking
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 10:05:35 AM
Through the Woods
August 24th, 2010A Winding Path
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 10:04:03 AM
Just Silly
August 24th, 2010Say Cheese
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 11:43:08 AM
After the first portion of our hike, we made it to the Environmentral Education Center for a little break. We then hiked back to the other end of the park to reach our car. Although it was a fun morning overall, I think we’d rather not revisit just how long that hike took us!
Playing
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 11:43:39 AM
Reaching Up
August 24th, 2010Looking Up
Photo taken Friday, June 25, 2010 11:18:55 AM
Swinging on a Sunday
August 12th, 2010Swinging with Daddy
Photo taken Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:10:08 PM
Daddy and Al
Photo taken Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:10:45 PM
At the Falls
August 12th, 2010Silly Girl
Photo taken Sunday, May 9, 2010 11:55:36 AM
Daddy and Kids
Photo taken Sunday, May 9, 2010 12:22:32 PM
After we hiked, the kids were happy to cuddle with Daddy for a picture.
River View of the Falls
August 11th, 2010The Falls and the River
Photo taken Sunday, May 9, 2010 11:55:20 AM
Watching
Photo taken Sunday, May 9, 2010 11:55:34 AM
After we hiked down to the river we walked the boardwalk to get a good look at the river at the falls from below. Gigi took it all in through the slats of the fence.
Sweetness
Photo taken Sunday, May 9, 2010 12:00:42 PM
Look over there, Al
Photo taken Sunday, May 9, 2010 12:00:54 PM