Memorial Day

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The entrance sign





























Starting out the hike



















Bryce with his walking stick



















The view at the first photo blind the white dots way out in the fields were pelicans.














Bryce "being quiet and watching"
















Bryce "being quiet and watching"













one of the many pretty flowers we saw on our hike
















Isaac













Caleb and Bryce holding hands and walking
















Isaac showing me something






















another photo blind












Do you see the blue-bellied lizard? He let us get right up at him, even with the boys and the dog!



















the trail














A momma turtle laying eggs













Isaac at a photo blind (if you want to know what is behind that look at the first photo blind picture above)











Bryce at the end of the hike - he was singing and hiking in his own world














The very end of the hike














Get that camera out of my face!! I am hot and tired!











Monday we decided we wanted to do at least one little thing that was somewhat fun, so we decided to go hiking. We went to Bell Slough which "2000 acres include wetland and forest habitats that provide permanent homes or temporary stops along migration routes for over one hundred wildlife species."

The boys LOVE hiking so we usually spend weekends and holidays visiting the different parks around us. Caleb always has to be the leader, and for the most part we let him. He takes his walking stick and takes off. He finds all of the "neat" sights and points them out to everyone else.

Isaac has come such a long way since last summer. Last summer, he hiked, but it was very hard on him. He fell a lot and complained a lot and basically did not enjoy it as much as we would have liked him too. He has come so far with therapy though and I was really impressed. We did a 2.3 mile hike. He did not complain or fall one time the entire trip (other than about the mosquitos that were eating us alive!!).

This was Bryce's first time to hike the entire hike. Up until now he has always been in a carrier on Daddy's back. He did SO good. There was minimal complaining after we had gone a little more than half way. We stopped and had some water, and he finished the hike. This really is not a surprise to me because I know how he can go and never stop!!

This was probably the best hike we have ever had with all of the kids. It really makes me look forward to all of our hikes this year! Unfortunately, we did not see much in the way of wildlife, because while they hiked well, they did not keep their mouths closed!! Enjoy the pictures!