Actual Memorial Day Hike!

For the actual Memorial Day, we opted to take the children for a fun hike, and a FUN HIKE it WAS!  We seriously had such a great time!  We went on a hike that we have never done before, and it was a blast.  It was called the Maxwell Falls Trail and it was about an hour away from our house.  The kids had a great time!  It was supposed to be about a 3 mile loop, but I think that it ended up being about a 4-5 mile one- because we kind of took a bit of a detour!  We caome to a 5 way fork in the road, and we took the one that would take us the LONGEST way around.  What can ya do! The kids did great, Morgan did fabulously in her backpack, and Payton and Lincoln did great hiking!  We had lots of snacks, power drinks, etc.  which seem to help. :)  Both Cole and I are SO happy that our kids like to hike! 

Link-packin that big water pack that he wore the WHOLE time!  What a stud! We also lost his ball cap at Disneyland, so he has to wear his cowboy hat- which he doesn't mind at all! ;)

These two are SUCH great buds!  They bother each other like crazy, but they have the funnest time together!  Lately, they have been in complete La-La land with each other. 

What we deal with the majority of the hikes we go on- sticks (light sabers, swords, guns, pirate daggers, etc.)  The boys each have about 5 each at any given time that they want to carry along with us.  "But Mom!  I CAN'T put it down!  I searched and searched and SEARCHED for this perfect (insert any number of types of weapons here) and I REALLY want to take it home!!!!"

Would have been the cutest picture EVER, but Payton was busy pouting, because I would let him have ANOTHER granola bar!  Sheesh...such a mean mom!

When we got to the falls (which were only about 5 feet tall at the very highest) Lincoln found this way cool log straddling the river.  Link was Peter Pan and Cole was Captain Hoook.  It ended in disaster though, as Lincoln fell into the water, cut his knee and was soaking wet!  Oops!

We stopped in Evergreen and the kids got a lovely ice cream cone, and they were in HEAVEN!  Talk about the perfect way to top off a great hike!  Happy Memorial Day!