Sunday, April 5, 2009

Learning to keep my mouth shut...

You would think, after the last hike, I would have done a better job of secretly slipping away. Knowing that today would be the calm before the storm (calling for snow for the next couple days), with temperatures in the upper 70's, I started dressing for a hike on Bays Mountain with Max at my side. NOT!

First it was Evan, "Momma, can I go?". Sure, Evan can handle where I was planning and his company would be nice. "Taylor, Dylan, do you guys want to go?".... their reply..."NO!"
I mutter a thank you under my breath. Then I go break the news to Scott. "Evan, Max & I are going hiking... will be back before we go to Grandpa's." Then he asks... "Where are you going, how long are you going to be there?" So I tell him my plans and in shock, his reply was, "Can you cut it in half (distance), I'd like to go?" Yes, I asked him to repeat.
I slowly see my day drifting away. After a delay of about an hour, we finally make it. Without Max. And unknown to us, Taylor decided to wear flip flops. We made it about a tenth of a mile past the ecology ponds before I finally said enough. I can either continue the hike in disappointment or I can accept the fact the day would not turn out like I wanted and enjoy the rest of the day with my family.


I chose the latter and as we turned back to the Planetiurm, the boys explored the nooks and crannies of the trails, splashing in water puddles and even found a "diamond" of wood in which a beaver had chewed both ends of the tree.

Here, we have Dylan and Evan who love to pose for me and Taylor, our barefoot hiker, prior to changing shoes with Dylan. It really made me want to take my shoes off and feel the mud between my toesies too! But I didn't. Scott was there. :o)

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