Our Trail...

In the past few months, we have started taking a lot of hikes as a family. We usually head up to the Shenandoah National Park for a 2-3 mile hike. The boys have been doing a wonderful job on these hikes. With Drew's encouragement, Ben has moved away from being carried some of the time and has become a "good mountain climber" (a self proclaimed title). It also helps that part of the hike involves a Swedish Fish reward for making it to the car.

Two weekends ago we spent a night at a lodge in the SNP and enjoyed a yummy dinner and breakfast together. The sleeping was a little less enjoyable due to flailing arms and legs. It is amazing how much little kids move in their sleep.

Here is a picture from the balcony of our room.

The highlight of our weekend was the discovery of our own personal trail...

Noah usually carries the backpack at some point during the hike to make him feel important and give that extra motivation to keep going. Ben decided he wanted to help out too and carried the pack for the last 100 yards to the car.