Hanging Lake 2014

On our way home from being with the Phillips, we made a stop for a hike to Hanging Lake. We were getting out of the car and the kids asked if we had any snacks. Ava promptly said, "don't worry, I've got it." I went to grab Hannah out of her car seat and came back to find Ava shoving all sorts of things down her pants. She looks at me and said, "Don't worry mom, I've got snacks for everyone." Who knew pants could be so helpful for carrying snacks?

Ava ready with our snacks.

Hannah ready to go.

Yes, we are hiking a difficult trail with a bunch of kids.

An example of what the trail looked like. It was hard. We saw one guy pass us like four times. He was seeing how many times he could do the hike in a day.

Hannah wasn't sure why everyone thought it was so hard. She thought the hike was great.

The big kids waiting for the slower ones to catch up.

Taking a little break.

Chase was still not feeling well. His fever was gone but he just didn't have any energy. We ended up carrying him part of the way.

Ava came down with purple tongue-itis.

Borrowing Ava's blanket because he was feeling a little cold.

There were some gorgeous falls on the way up.

Hannah discovered her tongue.

Here we are, almost to the top.

Finally made it to Hanging Lake.

We did it!

Jordan kept getting as close to the water as she could, I was sure she was going to fall in.

Chase trying to get warm in the sun and get a little energy from some lunch.

Caden of course has to see if the rocks were climbable.

Hannah was very fascinated by the leaves.

What a great way to end a great trip.