Thought I would check in for today. Blogging is kind of like a new toy where I want to play with it all the time. I'm sure my posts will become less frequent with time!
Today was good. It's always nice to have a good day following a pretty nasty one.
We went to church, cleaned the house, had lunch and then went on a nice hike in the city. I picked up Lori Beattie's book "Calgary's Best Hikes and Walks" http://fitfrog.ca/calgary_hiking_guidebook.htm
Hike #1 was the Twelve Mile Coulee. It is right by my parent's place, so we parked there and started our hike. It was great! Deep into the coulee, I looked up and saw nothing but blue sky and the sides of the gorge. My 3.5 year old son had to wade through grass that was taller than he was! My daughter led the way and I figure, all tolled, we went about 4 kms round trip. The kids are great to hike with. Anada, my 5 year old keeps us going at a good pace and loves to be the first one. Alex wants to be the first one on the path, but he isn't quick enough and so we dawdle at the back. Today my husband was with us and carried Karissa in the Bjorn and kept up with Anada. We were back in less than 2 hours. Just right for us right now.
I have just been hit with the hiking bug. We were in the mountains this past week and did 2 hikes. I love being out in nature and so did the kids. They have so much energy and it was amazing to watch them deal with the obstacles of tree roots, rocks and steep paths. I am really wanting this to become a family activity that we do regularly. It's a great way to get out together and to incorporate both easy and challenging exercise at the same time.
So, I've been thinking that I should get a camera to take pictures of all these hikes and places we go and then post them here. So, I'll get a camera this week. I think we'll use our Costco rebate to pay for it!
ttys
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