Sticks and Roots

Sometimes Charlie wakes up too early (and sometimes he sleeps until 10) but on those days, if I decided to give him a nap he will be up way too late...oh toddlerhood! Anyway, I had the great idea that if I just let him run, I could put him down for an earlier nap and it wouldn't affect his nighttime sleeping. (As if I really needed another excuse to go to our favorite forest.) Anyway, it's springtime  and we are ready for tons of trips to the forest!

Charlie can't pass this mountain without surmounting it!

I can't help but think of Harry Potter when Charlie waves a stick around. 

Charlie wanted to add something to our blog and since I was tired of saying Don't touch the computer...this happened. 

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Moving on....We tried another new trail, that took us down to a bridge that crossed the creek. I was a little nervous as we went down the hill because it was steep and I knew we would have to go up pushing a stroller. I just hoped Charlie would be able to make it. We were so glad we went on this trail because it crossed with an equestrian trail and we got to see a horse. and the rider was kind enough to let us pet it. Charlie has never really seen a horse up close so it was a fun experience. 

We then played on the bridge.

He has a beautiful bright world around him! I love seeing the excitement of little ones as everything is new and wonderful to them.

He then decided to hike back up the big hill. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought, and Charlie climbed like a champ. 

We took a break midway. 

 

On our hike, a woman had seen Miles hobble along the trail and she stopped to share that her son (now grown) had learned to walk on these same trails, I could tell it was a special memory for her. I've been thinking about it a lot and took some time to document Miles' wobbly steps.

We finished our hike at our new favorite climbing root. Miles got to climb a bit too. 

I am just loving this boy's age right now. He is so happy and curious and loving.

I don't know why but I'm completely fascinated by this root. It's still attached to the fallen tree and you can't see the end of it.

Another fun memory from this outing is Charlie singing "Follow the Prophet" in Armenian. It's his favorite primary song so we sing it all the time but at some point I attempted to translate it and sometimes I sing it in Armenian, Charlie caught on to it and started singing Hetevek Margarey while he was climbing! It made me happy!

We stopped on a bench for snacks before buckling up in the car. After we had sat there for a couple minutes we realized there were quite a few mosquitoes. I said "we better go soon so the mosquitoes don't eat my boys!" Charlie responded by saying "Yeah, because we're men!" 

And in case you were wondering both boys napped when we got home, I got in a great workout, shower and then I got to sit in the sun on the deck before they woke. It was a magical day!