A little nature does a body good

My husband loves to hike. He goes out every week, before the sun rises and hikes one of the many mountain trails around here.  He plots out his trails on Google Earth, and browses REI for gear.  He often talks about his "hiking trip" he is going to take at some point [like where you carry everything from a sleeping bag to pots and pans in your backpack- and apparently you need something called a bear canister?- to that I say...no thanks].  However, I do enjoy a little outdoors hike nature walk every now and then! Last weekend we went out to Mission Trails for a walk. It was so much fun [unlike the previous weekend that we went hiking- Claire got sunburned. It was so sad. Not my finest parenting moment.] This time we were prepared! Sunscreen. check. Floppy hat. check.

It really is nice to get out of the "city" and into nature, it's therapeutic really.  I love it when you can't hear or see cars, although I kept thinking I heard rattle snakes on the trail. I may have been a little paranoid. Sean said it was some kind of bug- I'm still skeptical. A bug that sounds like a rattle snake? I don't know.  Here are a few pics from our little outing!

Jack absolutely loves our little hikes.  He loves nature, just like his Daddy and he is constantly commenting on the beauty of his surroundings. Ever since he was 1 he would tell me, "Mommy, pitty sky!" when the sky was pink at sunset. And now while we are driving he points out the "beautiful mountains" and tells me, "Jacky sees trees, bushes, trees, bushes, and flowers! I pick them for you Mommy!" It's magical to hear his admiration for these little things that we adults so often ignore. I love his heart. 

He also kept saying we were in the jungle 

[thanks to Go Diego Go].

When we let him walk- the reality is, he doesn't walk. He runs- FAST! {and trips and falls and gets a mouth full of dirt- twice} Sean assures me this is just part of being a boy.  I tell him he just better hold his hand. period.

These little family outings are my favorite. 

Precious times I tell you. 

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