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Showing posts with label hiking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hiking. Show all posts

Saturday, October 8, 2011

bucket list: nature hike

this morning we headed up to hawaii volcanoes national park and took a very delightful hike. i am feeling conflicted about calling this hike our {official bucket list nature hike}, but the heck with it! i am checking it off the list. done. 

our hike took us down into the kilauea caldera . coen made sure to read the sign and keep us on track. 




the hike down was very lush. 

it was also very very beautiful. 





hip hip horray! 


we made it!





coen was a champ hiker. he would walk/explore/throw rocks, then he would take a break in the backpack and sing us some good tunes. have a mentioned that i totally dig this kid?! 



from the caldera we could see across to wes' office. perched up right on the rim. is it crazy to you that this is his idea of an office? yeah, me too.



it should also crazy to you that coen is growing up thinking that it's just no big deal to hike though the crater of an active volcano. 


a beautiful hike with my favorite boys. 


one. lucky. mama. 


Monday, October 3, 2011

hiking buddies

on saturday morning wes packed coen up and took him for a hike in hawaii volcanoes national park. i love that they love each other and i especially love that they have so much fun together. i sat this hike out (at the salon!) but got picture updates throughout the day, and well it totally made my heart smile. 

wes said that coen wanted to "hike like a big boy" most of the way. 


he also said that this made the hike take forever...

"look at my treasures!" 

"i want to bang on this tree!" 

"look, it's my house!" 

bless him. 


i did enjoy my morning at the salon, but after i saw these pictures i was a little jealous. this trail looks soooo beautiful and woodsy. wes promises to take me there. tomorrow. okay, not tomorrow...but soon! 



my two favorite guys in the whole wide world. 

yes coen, even "big boys" need to take a break once and awhile. 

love these smiling eyes.