Hiking the trails

I took the kids out for a hike this afternoon… it’s a hike we’ve taken many, many times. But it’s been a while and the kids actually kind of forgot the trail until we were deep into the hike. It’s a simple, happy hike where I have to remind them to keep an eye on…

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Special Exposure Wednesday

I mentioned I took the kids hiking this past weekend… This was the first time I really let Jordan hike along with her brother an I. We started with her in the backpack, but she didn’t stay in there for long. She really held her own and I was very proud. The trail was really…

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A couple of videos from our weekend hiking trip

I’ve been consumed with work this week… So I haven’t been able to post about Jordan enough. She’s been talking up a storm and it’s pretty great. Here’s Jordan and Cameron yelling into an old silo. SO funny.Making noise from NerdyMom on Vimeo. Here’s my attempt at interviewing Jordan about hiking as she hiked —…

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Finally! A beautiful day!

It was warm today! It was so warm that we didn’t even need a jacket! It was so warm that I just want to write sentences with exclamation points! No seriously, we went on a hike on a local trail and walked to a nifty playground near a little lake. You could feel a sigh…

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I love Fall!

It was surprisingly warm today so I packed the kids up and headed out to our local state park for a hike. The leaves are past their peak, so the hills were just COVERED with beautiful colors. I usually plop the kids into a leaf pile in our front yard, but that also requires a…

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Day in the outdoors

Jordan made herself even more known at church today. She screamed her way right out of the service and into the nursery. It was ugly… And kind of funny at the same time. It was so loud that I was given some recognition as I returned to the service after dropping Jordan off. Aren’t kids…

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