Hiking Bell Canyon

Last weekend we went on our first hike of the season. I know, I know - slackers!! All of a sudden I realized that summer was almost over and felt really guilty for not enjoying the beautiful mountains in our backyard a little more. At first I was a little worried about how Lucas would do but as soon as we hit the trail head he was off and running. Luckily I insisted he wear pants and luckily he insisted upon wearing his Spider Man gloves. The hike was pretty steep which required Lucas to get on all fours going up and scooting along on his bum on the way down. He did such a great job on his own and allowed me to help him when truly necessary.
Landon kept pretty quiet while riding on Steve's back and made sure we did not forget about him when we stopped for water breaks using the camel pack. We had to pry the water tube from his mouth each time or he would have kept on sucking until the bladder went dry. About half way into the hike Steve said he felt a little thud on his shoulder and craned his neck around to see that Landon had zonked out. We hope to go hiking again this weekend - time permitting but will for sure do it again before the season ends.