Any day that Aaron doesn't have to work, that the sun is shining, and that we get to spend together, is a special day indeed! We celebrated our Memorial Day with a morning hike to Donut Falls. The online hiking websites describe the hike as "family-friendly, easy, one mile each way" so we thought this hike would be right up our alley. I will just add that with a 25lb kid strapped to your back, and another carried on the front, two wild boys chasing each other up the trail, hoards of fellow-hikers to maneuver around, and fast-paced water racing through the stream at this early point in the season, the hike became slightly more challenging. Seriously, when we passed the first few families along the trail, each with their wholesome looking kids in tow, I thought, "Wow. It's amazing that we live in a place where there are so many other families just like us!" Tra la la, Tra la la. A ways further up the trail, when we had to wait in line to climb down to the water, hurriedly snapped a quick picture at the falls and then moved aside to let the other hikers take their two-minutes appreciating the falls, I thought, "Wow. It's amazing that we live in a place where there are so many other families just like us" (and I don't mean that in a positive way). All my complaining aside, we actually had a lovely morning, with some great friends, creating fun memories and traditions with our family, and enjoying all of Mother Nature's goodness.
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