Grand Edventure with the boys

We have been wanting to take  Zade, Koen, Brenden and Noah on a hike. They are finally old enough that we thought they could all have fun hiking with us. We found the right hike and it turned out to be a really fun time for all of us!  We took them up the trail from Brookside to Baker Lake and cooked our dinner along the way.  They did GREAT!  The only way it could have been better was if Noah could have joined us.  We'll have to plan a little more ahead next time so he can come too - we are such last minute edventureres sometimes.  (We planned it while we were on our hike to Dutchman's Draw the night before.)

The first thing they discovered were the ants - piles and piles of them everywhere.  They counted ant hills all the way to the lake!  We also ran into a mother turkey and her chicks.  She was pretty mad at us and kept trying to distract us until we were well away from them.  Grandpa showed the boys how to use joint grass for whistles and they made a great band!  They all were amazed at how beautiful it was on the hike.  

We found a great dinner spot along the stream.  The boys had a great time throwing rocks and sticks in the water and hanging out in the trees while Grandpa cooked hot dogs and Grandma made sure they didn't fall in!  Good food in a beautiful spot! (Zade was trying to hide in the tree in his camo clothes.)

Hiking back was just as fun, and stopping for twist cones was very tasty - and somewhat messy!