Mt. Major, 1786'

I couldn't be any more stunned than I am tonight after a lovely day's hike.  For Father's Day this year, the kids gave Nate 2 coupons: one for a complete car cleaning, inside and out, and the other for a family hike.  I didn't anticipate my 2 kiddos making it to the top of Mt. Major, but climb it they did!  And Pender did not need any help getting all the way up it himself!  He must've taken inspiration from Myrick the Mountain Goat because he just scrambled away after her.  They were amazing!  Tom joined us for the hike, alternating between holding hands with Pender and listening attentively to Myrick chatter the whole way up and down.  Although Pender made it to the top on his own steam, he puttered out part way down and got a lift from Daddy-O.

 Two things that don't happen often: a picture of the four of us where we're all smiling and looking at the camera at the same time, and a picture of just the two of us.

 Myrick and Pender have both spent plenty of time in this carrier - it's done its job well and is at the end of its career with our children.  Pender will soon be too big for it if he isn't already, currently weighing in around 35 pounds at 3 1/2 years old.