Getting Out

Around this time every year, I start itching for adventure. Sitting around cozied up in front of a fire is no longer appealing. I am ready to jail break from the confines of my home, in search of adventure. The problem is, it is still far too cold to enjoy many outdoor activities. So, I find myself often drawn to Knight Ferry. An easy place to walk, climb rocks, explore all while enjoying the sunshine. The exploration also tends to help with the child attitudes that come along with too much indoor time.

Now I would be remiss to just leave the story here, along with all the happy pictures. The thing is, Saturday was hard. There seems to be a lot going on with both mine and Ian's families that is just weighty. Pile on the fact that we stayed out until 10pm on Friday night with the kids...so we had some tired kids on our hands. Sure they had fun. But there was much whining and crying about things that didn't matter, in between bursts of exploration. Am I glad we got out? Yes. I think it's important to get some fresh air and sunshine on our faces, because life is about so much more than what's on tv or the angry birds app on an ipad.

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Exploring

My kids are always a little leery when I ask if they want to go on an adventure.  I don't know if it is because my idea of an adventure and their idea of an adventure don't always match up or because I tend to sing it…"We're gonna go, go, go, go on an adventure…" Needless to say, when I brought up an adventure on Saturday, Connor gave me the stink eye. That is until I bribed him with ice cream. Well, I actually told him that we were going to go exploring at the place we always get ice cream at when we are done and he was sold. He grabbed his compass so we wouldn't get lost, and away we went.

Little did we know that instead of being all sunny in the hills like it normally is, it was actually fogged in. But we still had a great time. Both kids were digging running around on the trails and climbing up rocks. Connor constantly wanted to know what way we were pointing and what was that direction. "I know we are pointing east, but what is that direction?" Isla always proves herself to be a bit of a daredevil in situations like this, while Connor is the cautious one holding her back from leaping to her death…when really she is far from close to the edge.

^^ Taken by Connor 

 

Connor has been really interested in my camera lately. So I put the strap on his wrist and let him give it a go for a few minutes. He took a few pictures of us, then went to town taking pictures of the scenery in all the different directions. I kind of love that he is getting into taking pictures.  

^^ Having a little daddy-daughter moment there 

I always enjoy getting outside and exploring with the kids and they always enjoy getting outside. I would love to live on some land where they could go exploring everyday. In the mean time, we will take off to the hills and let them get their fix that way. And, true to my word, we got ice cream in Knights Ferry on the way home.

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