Sunday, March 20, 2016

Sneaky Leprechauns and a LONG Family Hike

We have a sneaky leprechaun.  His name is Lenny.  Every year he manages to trip all our traps, sneak away with little treasures, and play lots of tricks on us.

We haven't found out if there is more than one but if it's just him, he is VERY good at his job.

This year, he peed in our toilet, colored our smoothies green, tried to trap us by blockading our door with crepe-paper, drew rainbows and shamrocks all over our bathroom mirrors, painted the rocks gold, and somehow managed to do this to Jake's face...





And that was just the beginning of the day. :)  The tricks only continued at school.

Sneaky Leprechauns!

After all the tricks, we decided to take a little family hike in Corner Canyon.












It was a gorgeous day and great little hike.

However, on the way back to the car, we decided to continue on a different trail we thought would lead us back.

It did.  But it was a LONG detour.  By the time we actually got back to the car, I think we had hiked at least 6 miles roundtrip.  Maybe more.

We hadn't planned that, but it was a good lesson for us all on staying positive no matter what (especially for me).  

It really was a beautiful trail, one that we will definitely explore more another time; just was a big extension to an already challenging hike for our kids.

We have a goal to become a "hiking" family.  So even though we hadn't planned to hike that long that night, it was good.  Hard is good.  Just need to keep that in mind sometimes. :)

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Keeping a Promise to Myself on St. Patty's Day


Today I promised myself I would document.  I would write on my blog.  I have missed this so much!  

Over the past few days, I have been looking back through the pictures and stories on here and vowed to make more of an effort to keep it up because it documents my family so beautifully.  

So here I am making an effort. :)  

A weak one, I know.

But I have heard it said, "start where you are and do something."  

I will apply this here.  I am starting.  Again.  

Which will likely happen again.  And again.

That's ok with me.  At least I am doing something to preserve the moments of my life and the journey of our little family.

With that, I am going to head off and trip more leprechaun traps and play more tricks on my kids.

It's a good day! :)

Keep a look out for more documenting to come. :)