Saturday Morning Hike

Danielle went to some girly girly chat n' giggle this Saturday morning. Soon after she left I realized I was going to have to entertain two monkeys for a couple hours.

I did not pack a stroller because Willow has a strong back and can walk for herself. Oh, and I carried her sometimes. It got tricky with Apple there too, so Apple usually just ran free. As free as the wind blows.

There is a long floating pontoon bridge going over the edge of a lake. We saw lots of turtles. I always am wondering what Willow is making of all of this.

Willow wiped out at the end of the floating bridge then she lay there for a while collecting her emotions. She slowly got up after a while then stood in the middle of the path shyly scowling while a family of bicyclists waited.

She does that lately -shy scowling. Then you have to break through by making her laugh.

Good times. Bear bit it hard at the end of the trip, sliding face forward for a few feet after wiping out on a big-hill bullet run. Scratches and stuff. But the art is in knowing when to act proud of his injuries like a badge so he won't lose it, and when to recognize that an actual artery has been severed of a bone broken. Boys.