Knox' Initiation Hike

Today we set out to take Knox for his first real family hike. Ledger had his map so he was our navigator. Sadly, his map fell out of his pants somewhere near the beginning of the hike and was lost :( It was a tragedy.

Marq and I were both loaded up, front and back.

Ledger thought the tree crossing was "Awesome" but it made me nervous.

We found an awesome partially-shaded spot by the river and laid out a blanket for lunch. Knox was awake and loved looking around and stretching.

I don't know when kids hit that age when you have to force them to hike but for now Ledger can out-hike both of us! I think it's time he starts packing his own water and snacks.

Ledger found an "Octopus" tree.

After about 3 hours of hiking we were all pretty tired. Welcome to the family Knoxy! Here's to many, many more family hikes :)