We love spending time outside. Camping. Fishing. Hiking. Or even just hanging out on our property. With Baby Sister due so soon, we knew we wanted to get out to our favorite spot in the woods for at least a day trip. And with the nice, long holiday weekend, we figured that’d be the time to do it!
We loaded up and headed out bright and (not too) early. The sun was shining. The windows were down. We had lunch and drinks packed up. It was the recipe for a perfect day!
Between casting lines in the creek and taking aim at pop cans, we found cool shaped rocks, played some I Spy and just did some general 4-year-old-type exploring. We enjoyed a back-of-the-car picnic in the shade. We even did some litter patrol picking up some of the junk that previous campers had left behind. {seriously disappointing that people would do that, but a fantastic teachable moment.}
{“Rocks are sooo ‘tool’!”}
{Cheesin’ with Baby Sister by the creek.}
{One of my very favorite places on earth.}
On our way back home, we pulled off at a campground and did a bit of hiking around to some great waterfalls that Rylee was absolutely enamored with.
{Hiking with Dad by the falls!}
I love that we are so close to so many great places to explore and I can’t wait until we can do it as a family of four!!
It was so nice to get away and get outdoors, even if it was just for a day.
Do you have any plans to Exit the Highway this Summer??
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