Saturday I was away from the computer all day… I was away from the house all day… I was away from The Kids all day! It was a good day. I took an eight hour environmental class. It was a good break from the regular life and I learned some fun ways to help my kids and other kids connect more with nature and the outdoors. I hate to admit, but I think it’s the LONGEST I’ve ever been away from The Kids since they came along. Guess you could say I really need to get out more!!

Sunday I took The Boy out for a hike (more outdoor time… all around great weekend). I had tried to get The Kids out for a short hike on Friday, but The Girl was refusing to play along. I made a promise to The Boy that just he and I would get out for a nice hike… and on Sunday he collected in on that promise.

It was a beautiful day. We brought the camera along and just wandered the trails for a good hour to hour and a half. I thought I’d post The Boy’s pictures from the hike. He’s been using my camera more and more lately. I think Santa will be bringing him a camera of his own for Christmas. I think he’s got a good eye… some of his pictures come out a bit blurry, but I think it only adds to the creativity he is beginning to show!

This is a hole he found in the trail.

Some vine branches The Boy found cool and twisty. I think this is his best picture of the day!

A fox hole we visit pretty often while hiking at this particular park… The Kids are hoping to see a fox in it one day. I think that’s why they keep requesting to see it again and again!

These pictures totally remind me of the Skeksis in the movie “The Dark Crystal.” He took three pictures of the same thing… it almost appears as if the “thing” is moving in his pictures.

And… this is what those pictures really are! A fallen tree.

The park we visited on Sunday was FULL of mushrooms. He were a couple shelf mushrooms The Boy took a liking to.

It was the longest hike I’ve been on with The Boy and I realize now that we’ll have to do it more regularly… he loved it, I loved it… and it made us both smile! I’m happy to know that he’s old enough for longer hikes now… the outdoors have always been a happy place for me!