I love Fall!!!!

It's UEA (or Fall break) again. Since we went hiking up to the "Y" last year, we wanted to try another trail this year. My friend Michelle and I heard about this one trail called Big Springs that was "suppose" to be pretty flat and level enough to even take a jogging stroller on. The fall colors are really in full bloom so it would also be very beautiful. So we decided hey, why not, our kids could handle it (especially since we took them on a really hard one last year and they made it) and we could even bring our stroller for those in need. We chose this day becaus the weather was suppose to be fantastic. So Michelle and her kids, Jess and her kids, us and aunt Bacon headed up the fun trail. Here are the kiddos before the trek. This is one of the shots we came upon. It was breathtaking as we came into the clearing.

Even better up close.

We found a teeter-totter along the way.

Most of the time we walked along a creek, I love the sound of water running.

One of the signs we came across, just so we wouldn't get lost.

This was during our break Micah was just getting done freaking out about a bug that was flying around his head.

Us ladies who were brave enough to take 11 kids hiking. Randy looked like a Polygamist with all of us ladies walking with him.

Some of the girls enjoying their snacks.

See Randy really was there. He carried Malia almost the whole way. She wanted to be out walking a lot of the time, but it made us go that much slower. We had to bribe her with snacks and rocks for her to hold.

At the top at "Big Springs," (which really wasn't' that big) the kids splashed a little in the freezing cold creek. Malia especially loved it.

Me and the Baconator enjoying the rest. FYI you can see her arm in my sunglasses.

Look how blue the sky is. It was just amazing to be up there. There were just so many vibrant colors. I loved it.

Here's Big Springs (it looked about the same size as the rest of the creek we walked by).

Oh and my favorite part, this is part of the trail that was suppose to be "flat." This wasn't even the worst of it. There were times that it was pretty steep, oh and the trail was uphill the whole way. Most of it wasn't too steep but there were times the kids thought they weren't going to make it.

Overall, it was a really nice trail, not flat or really stroller worthy (unless you stayed on the dirt road the whole time), but worth it. We had minimal whining, the kids seemed to enjoy it, and we all made it in one piece. I have more pictures that I may post later, but for now, adieu