Annual Pilot Mountain Hike

I love hiking! I wish we did it more often. But at least I can count on one little hike every year--on the teacher workday at the end of the first quarter of school.  Yippee! I remember when we used to have to DRAG the kids around that pinnacle. They hated it. It was torturous. Now they look forward to it as much as I do. So fun.

We had the most beautiful weather while we were up there. Overcast and warm. We didn't even need jackets. Andrew took the day off from work and I'm so glad he could take our family portraits with us. But his back could NOT handle a hike, so his laptop kept him company in the van while the kids and I tromped around in nature.

B and I found a new spot to explore.

 Isn't it awesome?

Just looking at this picture made Andrew sick.

He does NOT think it is awesome.

This picture cracked me up.

How can the four of us look the same height

and then Andrew a foot taller?

This picture pretty well captures how the hike went.

Caroline posing for cute pictures.

Whitney exploring in her own little world.

Brandon performing feats of strength.

This was the year of the ladybug.

 They were EVERYWHERE.

At one point, they were so thick that we had a handful

on us at all times. It was crazy.

And of course we had to stop at Chuck E's in Winston.

 Care Bear won a big bonus.

 So did Drew.

Free tickets. Woo hoo!

I love sharing traditions with my family.