Summer is in full effect here in BC. Sunny day follows sunny day and unfortunately we are busy with school. Blagh. Things are especially hectic with some accelerated summer courses. The good news is Shannon is wrapping up her degree and I am knocking out all but one of my required courses. The bad news is all the work translates into long days and late nights. This has thankfully been made possible by several generous neighbors who have been watching Aurora. THANKS!This weekend was a forced exception to the madness. Shannon is in an outdoor education class that required her to spend the weekend camping and kayaking (tough class eh). So with mom away and the subsequent lack of hope to do any work, Aurora and I, so reluctantly, took the day to hang out OUTSIDE.
With my other family climbing friends committed to other tasks, we opted for a hike. After dropping Shannon off at the ferry we were on the North Shore of Vancouver and headed for the Howe Sound Coast Crest Trail. We had a good time; 6 hours of walking with 21 lbs of live weight and several more in food, water, diapers, baby-pack, extra clothes for kid, and stuff. Chalk that up to a committment to outdoor parenting and training. I'll be psyched for classes to end and get out some more in late July and August!
2 comments:
Love seeing the pictures and reading updates! (Also the MJ thoughts.)
Aurora looks great, I wish we could have her and Brig do a playdate.
So, I'm thinking she'll be the outdoors type. Can't imagine where I'd get that idea.
(Brig's most used word is "Hi" too)
abram and shannon! your pictures and blogs are so much fun to read. little arora is growing up so quickly! i love to see her climbing and having fun with you guys. maybe we can run into you guys in january when we return to the soggy northwest! take care
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