Kendall had a 3 day weekend so we decided to take advantage of it and do something different. My friend Amanda told me about a place she called the ice caves that are about an hour from our house. It's a little over a mile hike round trip and an easy trail for kids. So Friday we decided to go check it out and Amanda, her husband Chad and their kids came too.
The view was so amazing! I love the mountains!
Here we are happy to be out of the car, eating a little snack before the walk to the glacier. Everyone is in good spirits so far, it's a little warm, but that's okay.
Break number one, still in pretty good spirits. Emma is starting to tire but Noah is still going strong! He was very excited to go on a real hike. I have to pause in the story of our day to tell you about Noah's new fascination with a certain show, called Man Vs Wild. It's basically about a man named Bear (who names their kid Bear??) who shows you how to survive in different situations in the wild. Noah likes the fact that I get all grossed out when he eats things like yak eye balls, and drinks animal blood. But anyway...it is an interesting show and Noah LOVES it. When we started out on the hike Noah kept saying things like "Wow, this is just like on Man vs Wild" There was a group with a guide and the guide was showing the group about how you can eat certain plants, one being leaves from an evergreen tree. Noah wanted to taste it so he could be just like Bear, until we reminded him of how he is very allergic to pine trees.
Noah, Emma and Abi taking a rest, we are almost there, who knew 1/2 a mile could be so tiring?
Emma was happy to finally see our destination. We could feel the cooler air blowing off the snow and ice and it gave us new energy to reach our destination.
The light reflecting off the snow was blinding!
Noah went exploring and found a little ice cave (just like the ones in Man vs Wild, of course).
We had fun on the ice and snow and then headed back home. By this time we were all hot and a little tired. Emma thought we were the meanest parents ever because we wouldn't carry her down the hill. She whined half way back down the trail, till I sat her down and told her I would leave her there if she didn't stop. It took me walking away for her to think I would really do it. So the rest of the way was peacefully quiet.
Almost done!
Noah found this tree and just had to check it out!
We made it! And I didn't even have to leave any kids along the way. After the hike we headed for home and stopped by a little soda shop and got the kids ice cream. It was a long hot day, but so fun. I've decided our kids are in need of more exercise as an easy mile hike nearly did them in!
The view was so amazing! I love the mountains! 
Here we are happy to be out of the car, eating a little snack before the walk to the glacier. Everyone is in good spirits so far, it's a little warm, but that's okay.
Break number one, still in pretty good spirits. Emma is starting to tire but Noah is still going strong! He was very excited to go on a real hike. I have to pause in the story of our day to tell you about Noah's new fascination with a certain show, called Man Vs Wild. It's basically about a man named Bear (who names their kid Bear??) who shows you how to survive in different situations in the wild. Noah likes the fact that I get all grossed out when he eats things like yak eye balls, and drinks animal blood. But anyway...it is an interesting show and Noah LOVES it. When we started out on the hike Noah kept saying things like "Wow, this is just like on Man vs Wild" There was a group with a guide and the guide was showing the group about how you can eat certain plants, one being leaves from an evergreen tree. Noah wanted to taste it so he could be just like Bear, until we reminded him of how he is very allergic to pine trees. 
Noah, Emma and Abi taking a rest, we are almost there, who knew 1/2 a mile could be so tiring? 
Emma was happy to finally see our destination. We could feel the cooler air blowing off the snow and ice and it gave us new energy to reach our destination. 
The light reflecting off the snow was blinding!
Noah went exploring and found a little ice cave (just like the ones in Man vs Wild, of course).
We had fun on the ice and snow and then headed back home. By this time we were all hot and a little tired. Emma thought we were the meanest parents ever because we wouldn't carry her down the hill. She whined half way back down the trail, till I sat her down and told her I would leave her there if she didn't stop. It took me walking away for her to think I would really do it. So the rest of the way was peacefully quiet. 
Almost done!
Noah found this tree and just had to check it out!
We made it! And I didn't even have to leave any kids along the way. After the hike we headed for home and stopped by a little soda shop and got the kids ice cream. It was a long hot day, but so fun. I've decided our kids are in need of more exercise as an easy mile hike nearly did them in! 
2 comments:
Bear's real name is actually Edward. I thought I'd heard that he was just given the nickname Bear at one point, but IMDb says that his full name is Edward Michael Bear Grylls. So maybe it's one of his middle names.
Looks like a fun hike, my kids LOVE hikes (they/we call them nature walks). They would have gone nuts for that snow, so cool!
A good trick to beat the heat on a hike, pour water on your hands and then smear it over your forearms. Then for the minute or so as the water evaporates you feel really cool - even in very hot weather. It really works well and is fun for the kids - even keeping them distracted from the amount of walking because they like the sensation so much.
luvs, aby
That is funny that he loves that show. McKayla is more into animal planet and shows like eaten alive, when animal attack and untamed and uncut. Of course they are all shows about animals and parasites attacking people. Looks like a fun hike and I'm sure the ice cream after made everything okay for Emma.
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