Saturday, Curtis wanted to go hiking at Ponderosa Park on Payette Lake in Cascade. I had never seen that side of the lake so it was an adventure for me!
Little Jack got to ride on daddy's back. Here he is getting strapped in. He looks pretty excited about the adventure too!
Daddy and number two son!
Before our hike, we walked down to the waterfront and planned our hike with a map that the park ranger gave us. Mom and dad Norton and Nikki taking a little rest on a park bench.
Jack thoroughly enjoyed his ride on daddy's back.
This was one of the short hikes to a scenic location. It was some cliffs that overlooked the Payette Lake and it was a sight to behold!
Just to prove I was there, I had Deedra take a picture of me and my man!
Nikki and Garrett found a big rock at the picnic area where we had some snacks before starting the long hike of the three we took.
I laid down on my back on the picnic bench and took a picture of the trees straight up! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!
We left Grandma and Grandpa Norton in the car while we took a hike into the marsh lands. It started out really nice. A nice shady path with lots of lush greenery and huge trees. Then for a while we were out of the trees and the path became very rocky and dusty but after a bit we were back in the trees and shade. However, the closer we got to the marsh area, the worse the bugs got!
However, we did discover HUCKLEBERRIES! Garrett and Nikki loved them! We picked quite a few and ate them as quick as we picked um!
Garrett needed a little assistance from mom on the trek back!
It was a lovely day. After we got back to the car we all drove to "MY FATHER"S PLACE" in Cascade and got hamburger's, fries and shakes! It was delicious!
We then went back to the cabin and Curtis, Deedra and Nikki and Garrett went swimming. I watched Jack and Tony, mom and I watched a movie.
After they came in we played UNO (Of course!) and went to bed.
Sunday morning we went to church in Cascade and after church Tony took family pictures while I cooked dinner.(with some help from mom and dad)It has been so nice to see Curtis! We sure miss him (but not as much as his little family, I'm sure)
5 comments:
Okay as a kid we use to go up to my Grandma's ranch and collect buckets full of Huckleberries. Then we go and make pies and pies and more pies. I have been wanting to find where huckleberries are for years now. You have to show me next time we go up!
Looks like a lot of fun! Great family pic.
It looks like you have fun doing lots of fun things! Congrats as well on the amazing garden you have going at work.
That was sooooo FUN! I can't wait to do it again! I love hiking and enjoying God's beautiful creations.
Very cool!!! And I have to say, Jack is just COMPLETELY ADORABLE - every one of those pics was a wide-eyed smile, LOL! How fun!!! :-)
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