Paddle Boarding and Hiking

Chase and I went up to Deer Creek the other day so he could practice an open water swim for his upcoming Iron Man in May. I got to paddle while he swam. The water was beautiful and it was such a nice afternoon.

After our afternoon at the lake I decided I wanted to wake up at 6:00 am and hike the Y. I usually do the hike at least a few time a year and always at least once in the summer. We asked the kids if they wanted to go and I was pleasantly surprised when they had and excited response of "YESSS!" I thought I would have to talk them into it more with waking up that early. But I didn't! I think it helped we grabbed them a donut on the way to the trail ;)

The hike started a bit rough with some fighting and rudeness... but shortly after everyone calmed down and enjoyed the rest of the hike. 

Brielle always comes to life on the mountain. Beckham loves it too. She reminds of Simba on Pride Rock in this picture! Her favorite movie- The Lion King!

I love being outdoors with my people.

We hiked to the bottom of the Y this time. We didn't really have the desire to do the extra switch backs to the top.

This picture cracks me up! I posted it on Instagram and said "He can't get enough of me. He is always making me pose for pictures." Obviously I am using extreme sarcasm here and everyone on IG thought it was pretty funny! 

My most favorite moment of the hike. Watching these three ahead of me. 💓