For Mother's Day, Mom and Dad decided to celebrate by taking their first Colorado mountain hike as a family. We went to this cute little town called Morrison which is where the Red Rocks ampitheater is. Dad carried Felicity and Mom carried Elyse. It was a special time to celebrate the fact that Mom is no longer sick, on bed rest, and she is now fully mobile! Yeah for exercise!
Mom kept saying throughout the hike: "This is Nature. Take it in."
And boy, did we take it in.
You can't see it very well here, but way off in the distance, behind the foothills are the snowy peaks of the Rockies. It was quite the view!
Here we are on top of one hill. Don't be fooled, there were more hills to climb. Just when we thought we'd hiked straight up for an hour, we had more upward hiking to do! We did 3 miles total. We know, we know, doesn't sound like that far. But for our mom who was basically immobile for 8 1/2 months, it was far enough!
Felicity: Here I am with Daddy. Yes, I was sleeping peacefully. Don't ask me why, but all of the bumpy walking was very therapeutic for a restful afternoon siesta.
Elyse: Here I am with Mommy. As you can see, I too had a nice afternoon nap. Mom kept telling me to take in the nature and I did just that. I took it all in as I snoozed my way up the mountain!
