We arrived at the park around 11:00 this morning and hiked the Devil's Den Trail before we ate lunch. Jesse enjoyed the new sights and sounds and seemed to really enjoy being in the Baby Bjorn.
We called Jesse "our little forest ranger" today. He was also "our little bug catcher". If you look up close on his shirt in some of the pictures, you can see that he is an official member of the bug catcher's club. ;)
We enjoyed seeing lots of beautiful waterfalls, thanks to the amazing amounts of rain we've experienced this spring. Jesse didn't even mind getting some cold water dribbled on his head; it probably felt really good in the hot, muggy weather.
Just to prove I was on the trip, too, here are a few pictures of me and Jesse. After lunch was the only point when he got really fussy, and it was right before he fell asleep. This was one of those times where he was obviously just extremely exhausted. He had a full belly, a clean diaper, and singing to him didn't help...he just needed sleep and he needed it bad. I will admit, though, that I think his crying face is pretty cute. It's hard to get annoyed.
After lunch we took a short hike alongside Lee Creek before heading back. The plan was to time it so that Jesse could take a good nap on the ride back home, but as you can see, he had different plans.
Not surprisingly, we also stumbled upon some pretty extensive flood damage along Lee Creek.
It was a great day, and I'm looking forward to more beautiful days like this!
Thanks for sharing the pictures! It looks like you had a lot of fun! Jesse is growing up so fast! He looks older every time I see him.
ReplyDeleteJesse is too cute! Ben seems to really enjoy hiking as well. It's fun for them to be old enough to start enjoying the sights and sounds around them.
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