This year we decided to start a new Thanksgiving tradition at our house . . . instead of hitting the early Christmas shopping we want to spend the day after Christmas enjoying the beautiful world we live in. This year we found one of the prettiest hikes around. We, of course, way over estimated how much we could do with each of us needing to carry a kid on our backs for most of the EIGHT miles, not to mention the majority of the last four miles being all uphill, however, we are still glad that we did it. Brie loved discovering all the cool things there were to see like bright yellow Banana Slugs, wild mushrooms in about every color you can think of, moss on all the trees, and even a brown lizard. The waterfall at the end of the hike was totally worth the trip out there. And even Gavin seemed to really enjoy the trip despite the fact that he was in a backpack most of the time and it was only 54 degrees outside, he never fussed once! He just sat in the backpack talking to all the trees and pulling mommy's hair. We are truly thankful to live in such a beautiful place, and to have been able to spend our Thanksgiving together as a family.
6 comments:
It looks like a beautiful hike! You are one tough family to handle 8 miles with kids on your backs!
Wow! That looks A LOT better than Wal-Mart did! :) I am so glad that you guys are living in such an awesome place and sharing it with us!
Wow, what neat pictures. And that is a fabulous idea to enjoy beautiful nature and reflect on the meaning of the season. Way to go, guys!
Hey Amy, this is Liz, Lowells friend from high school (he just gave me your blog). I love the pictures of all of you, beautiful! I also love your new tradition, what a great idea! The picture of the banana slug is by far the coolest slug I have ever seen.
Wow, very cool! That's gorgeous.
It is sooo beautiful there! Some day I think the whole shuler clan needs to come visit! I was wondering if i could get your address to send a christmas card:) My email is msapewoman@hotmail.com Thanks,April
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