We woke up to to a beautiful, almost fall-like morning. We didn't have any plans for the day and decided it would be fun to take a hike up Governor Dick and have a picnic. Tyler jumped on the idea and seemed really excited about it. So as soon as Matty woke up from his nap, we all head out to the site. The first few moments went well as we got ourselves going. And then the whining started. And then the whining and the crying started. And then the whining and crying and begging to be picked up started. Long story short, it wasn't quite the relaxing, fun, family bonding experience we were hoping for.
I don't think we even made it half way up when we decided we needed to take a break have our picnic. This picture cracks me up because T did not want to have his picture taken and you can see him hiding his face. I'm just glad you can't hear him whining about it as well.
After getting a burst of energy from the break, Tyler was all psyched up and kept asking to start hiking again. Honestly, within about one minute of hiking he started whining and crying and begging all over again. Adam and I gave each other the look and quickly decided it was time to get back to the car before we all lost it. When it's all said and done, we learned a few things and one of them is Tyler likes hikes and enjoys being outside but still really wants to be carried (and it doesn't help that he sees Daddy carrying Matty). Things calmed down but I did feel bad for anyone else within a half mile radius of our family because if they were hoping for some peaceful time on a nature hike then we ruined it for them. You win some, you loose some. Fortunately, we had a great night with Grammy and Baca at the house enjoying some quality time together. We may not have had a perfect day but we definitely had a real day together and that's all I can ask for.
I don't think we even made it half way up when we decided we needed to take a break have our picnic. This picture cracks me up because T did not want to have his picture taken and you can see him hiding his face. I'm just glad you can't hear him whining about it as well.
After getting a burst of energy from the break, Tyler was all psyched up and kept asking to start hiking again. Honestly, within about one minute of hiking he started whining and crying and begging all over again. Adam and I gave each other the look and quickly decided it was time to get back to the car before we all lost it. When it's all said and done, we learned a few things and one of them is Tyler likes hikes and enjoys being outside but still really wants to be carried (and it doesn't help that he sees Daddy carrying Matty). Things calmed down but I did feel bad for anyone else within a half mile radius of our family because if they were hoping for some peaceful time on a nature hike then we ruined it for them. You win some, you loose some. Fortunately, we had a great night with Grammy and Baca at the house enjoying some quality time together. We may not have had a perfect day but we definitely had a real day together and that's all I can ask for.
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