Smores

Last weekend Addie had her first  backpacking trip with her daddy. Saturday morning Papa Loren & Aunt May picked up Matt & Addie. Addie was very excited that her car seat was going in Papa's car - she had never ridden in it before! They drove north and Addie slept in the car a bit. Then they did a short hike in to a lake. Addie was in the child-carrier backpack but she did walk a little bit. Then Matt hiked back to the car to get his overnight pack that had sleeping bags, etc in it. Did I mention it was a short hike? About 3/4 mile. I requested that Matt choose a short one so that if things did not go well in the middle of the night or something, they could get back to the car with relative ease and speed. Also it made logistical sense with Matt having the two packs. Despite the rain (in August!) Addie had a fun time. She had her first smores experience. But her favorite foods on the hike? Dried pear (courtesy of Grandma Ellie's fruit trees) and dried pepperoni bites (think beef jerkey style). I think this hike will be an annual event. One day Mat will take both girls and I will (theoretically) have a weekend all to myself!