Hike at Brooker Creek

We went for a "hike" at Brooker Creek today. Ethan rode in the hiking backpack, which delighted him, and Emerson walked (trotted, really) the whole 1.7 miles. A major family milestone, to be sure. We'll go back again soon! Here's where we stopped for lunch.You can see we were all bundled up for the "cold" weather!

Happy New Year!

Road trip to Nashville

We drove 12 hours to Nashville to spend Christmas with Eric's family. We had a wonderful time! (More on that later.) Then, of course, we also had to drive 12 hours back. The kids were superstar travelers and we managed the drive with minimal chaos. Here's a glimpse of the back seat around hour 3 of the return trip.

Bikes!

Emerson and Ethan each got a new bike for Christmas this year and boy were they excited about that!

Here's Ethan on his (which, conveniently, has a handle since he is not always so focused on pedaling)

And here's Emerson in two videos that tell their own story:

Practice camping

Buried!

Waiting for tacos at the Holiday Faire