Waterton.

The kids played hookey from school on Friday and we headed to Waterton with our friends from dance. Our first visit this year and she didn't disappoint. It was a little cool and windy when we got there but we found a nice sheltered area to have a picnic lunch and then after that, the sun came out and the wind died down a bit. It was a gorgeous day and we all got a little bit of a burn on our cheeks and shoulders.

After lunch we hiked Bear's Hump. Because we went with friends from dance the boys had never really hung out with them before. By the time we were hiking down they were finally interacting with the girls and they all ended up having a great time together. Ty was complaining before we left because he didn't know them and said he would rather go to school. Well half way into the day he said "okay, I guess this is a fun day" ha. wish they would learn that their Mom is pretty much always right. The kids did great on the hike. The older kids and Hayley complained a bit at the beginning but ended up having fun. Mackenzie and McKenna loved it from beginning to end and were always ahead of us. The top was pretty windy but its so beautiful up there none of us seemed to mind too much. I put my backpack on a bench at the top and when I went to pick it up there were a few ticks on it. When we got to the bottom we did a tick check and found quite a few on the kids. Yuck. They totally gross me out.

Next we drove down the Akimina pass road all the way to the end where they had it blocked off. It was so pretty and we had fun playing in the snow at the end of the road where people usually snow shoe and cross country ski into Cameron Lake. We also stopped at a huge waterfall and the kids climbed up the side a ways. By this time it was supper time and we were hungry and it was time to head home. We made a pit stop at DQ in Cardston. The kids had fun sitting by the window next to the drive thru trying to get the people to notice them and wave as they went through. We had such an amazing day and are looking forward to more days like these all summer long. Thanks for the great day Tamara, Samantha, and Mackenzie!

Oh. Back to the tick subject. They are super awful in Waterton right now so be prepared if you go there this Spring. We kept finding them on the kids throughout the day. When we got home the kids all showered and we threw their clothes in the wash. Even after Ty showered he pulled one off of his head. Yuck. Then Tamara found one in Mackenzie's head and had to pull it out. We were all quite freaked out and Ty said he was going to have nightmare's about a giant tick chasing him, and I actually did dream about finding a tick in my head and Ryan coming with a crow bar to remove it. Ha ha.