We going "HIKING".

It is not rare in our house for Aylen to holler out, "Let's go HIKING".  He'll do this first thing in the morning, right before nap, or even at night time.  I obviously don't quite remember, but I'm placing bets that I wasn't asking to go hiking all the time when I was younger!  Can I get an AMEN that we live in Colorado and can a) Go on a hike whenever we want, and b) Go on a hike with one of my BFFs.  love.

Yesterday, we went hiking and it was a freaking doozy.  It wasn't the kind of hike that offered the occasional flat spot.  Nopers.  It went straight up. St Vrain Mountain.  Check it out here.  
Holy monkeys.  Add that Russ and I are carrying little BIG boys, let's just say we got a workout.  Thank you Kellen:)

As we were hiking I usually find it necessary to ask Russ how far he thinks we are, and 9 years after knowing each other you'd think I'm figure this out...but Russ can tend to be a bit optimistic.  Like every time.  2/3 the way through...psha.  Anyways...after 3 hours of hiking straight up Ryker was hungry!  And he decided to be the biggest punk in the way he let his Momma know.  In the backpack he decided to pull my hair as hard as he could.  And every time I would scream, and every time he would LAUGH his pretty head off.  You'd think I'd realize that he really enjoyed my scream and got a reaction so of course he would keep doing it, but IT HURT and I was tired and couldn't help but give him that reaction.  And it's pretty hard to get too mad at the dude when he is seriously giving a belly laugh...but darnit Ryker you were getting on my nerves.  So I made a decision that says a lot.  I stopped and didn't trek up 1/3 more mile to the top because Ryker needed to eat and be out of the pack.  So boom.  Momma just being selfless.  What's new. :P

It was one of those hikes that I was super duper happy to be back at the van with my pack and shoes off!

:) dah Mountains.
Momma