Castlewood Canyon
I don't exactly understand the purpose of
Labor Day. I guess it's a day off from work but then you work hard at playing. It was a great day. We woke up early to go down south about 30 minutes from our house to
Castlewood Canyon State Park to go hiking. We decided on a 2.5 mile hike which doesn't sound like much, but it was considered a moderate hike, and we hiked over boulders and places where the path disappeared. The kids were a little bit paranoid about the
poison ivy that was all over by the trail.
It didn't help that I told them of an instance when I was 15 and mistakenly got poison ivy from my knees to my ankles(it was awful!) The kids were great troopers though !
The kids crossing a bridge over a gulch
I was amazed at how well they did. Even Phoebe didn't give up until we were about an 1/8 of a mile from the end.
Phoebe & Trent (notice how happy Trent looks carrying Phoebe).
It was a beautiful day and it was great to spend time together just as a family. We had a picnic after the hike where suddenly I was bitten by a ton of mosquitoes. We made it home by the afternoon where we rested just long enough to re energize to have our friends over for a BBQ. It was such a pleasant night no one wanted to go inside and end the night. It was a fantastic day, I know because I did not here one sound at bed time. They all fell into bed and crashed. It was a good way to end the summer season!
The kids enjoying the day
Myself and Trent during our hike.
Summer and Fun
Starting Preschool
