Today I went for a hike with Gracie. We hiked up to Stewart Falls. It was a primary activity. Unfortunately it rained the whole time. The hike to the falls wasn’t too bad, but it really started coming down on the way back. I think Gracie fell 3 times. She was so muddy. She cried most of the way back. She said "I’m never going hiking with you again!"

I actually had fun. Sure it was rainy, muddy, cold and wet, but it was a beautiful hike. Its been raining all month and everything was so green. I’m finding that I’m enjoying hiking more and more. I explained to Gracie on the way back that we were making memories. If she had stayed home and watching TV, yeah, she would be warm and dry but she would forget the experience in a week. This memory she will never forget. I think it made sense to her because she stopped crying after that đŸ™‚