Little Hike

Ireland led the way . . .

. . . and the rest of us followed him through Dock Point Trail.

At the mention of bears my girl froze. It took quite awhile to get her moving again. I had no idea that she was that concerned about them. Given the number of bears that live in our neighborhood, its a good thing.

So when she wasn't sliding down the hill or rolling down the rock steps, she was busy looking at her surroundings.

She loved the small wildflowers we found along the way.

The bridges were also a big hit with her.

Ireland was so sweet. He'd run back to ask if we were ok.

Then he'd zoom back up the trail.

We had to stop and check on the beach once we were done with the trail.

She found a nice clam shell thanks to the tide going out.

She wanted to know why the ocean was "going down the drain."

This little guy joined us too. Archer spent his time in his pack with his Momma. Isn't he just adorable!?

After an exchange of dandelions and an argument over the breaking of the stems (turns out these kids ARE three) They hugged and said good-bye with plans to reunite after our vacation.

Sweet, sweet kids.