Paddle boarding

I have wanted to paddle board ever since it became a "thing" so ... a few years?

This summer Eagle Island State Park had them available for rent. 

It was easier and harder then I thought it would be mostly is took more forceful paddling then I thought it would. Totally easy to stand on though. Overall I am glad we tried it.

The other BIG thing that day was Eli going down the waterside-twice.

We had a great day.

Camping Trip-Cascade

We went camping at lake cascade in the beginning of August.
It. Was. Beautiful.

we could have stayed there a week, it was peaceful comfortable, just wonderful.

We will definitely return next year.

hiking

We went on a hike in utah.

It was everything I ask for in a hike, steep in places, rocky, streams, views and a great finishing destination.

Kayden fell twice, Eli once. In the end everyone made it back to the car, dirty but happy- or at least alive. 

the boys were troopers, a gold star to Eli who had a fever when he woke up that morning.

Jump Creek

We love adventuring in the summer months.

 This last weekend we went to Jump creek. 

I had never gone there before. It was great, very crowded. The waterfall is in the middle of the dry canyon, it seems like an oasis, there are lots of caves to explore also. It makes me think about ancient peoples living there...

I wanted to take epic photos , crowds of people and dusty winds limited that, for this visit. Next time.

We want to go back another time hopefully when less people are there. 

zen kayden

Table Rock

Last Saturday we went for a little family hike to table rock. We climbed to the very top. The boys (except law) hiked the whole thing all by themselves, not bad for little legs.

We saw a groundhog and that was considered exciting , also lots of other wonderful birds and plants.

The kids needed pep talks thought out the hike, we kept telling them they could make it, they could do hard things! We where proud of them for finishing strong.

On the way back down Eli told me with pride that now he is a good hiker and can go fishing and backpacking with papa (my dad). I think my dad will be glad that he is apparently such a great motivation for my kids in regards to outdoor recreation! hehe!

Hiking with them was a great time to talk to them about how good it feels to accomplish goals.

Hiking is a great example of working towards a difficult goal.