Hiking the Y - A Family Tradition

I'm not sure what the appeal is but our boys love to go hiking to the "Y". Maybe it's because the "Y" is sitting right outside our front room window and they can see it every day. Michelle has decided that she would like to branch out and discover other fun and exciting hikes. While I would tend to agree with her it doesn't change the fact that the boys keep asking for the opportunity to go hiking the "Y".

So here we are again. Aleky has decided that he is a big boy and doesn't need to ride is the baby backpack. So he heads off with the other boys to cruise up the mountain.


David and Donovan have designated themselves the official water carriers and insist on carrying the water backpacks on every hike. That isn't bad except the water goes with them, as fast and as far as they go, sometimes leaving the rest of us a bit parched. But who can deny that kind of enthusiasm?

While Aleky isn't quite as fast as his brothers he is not to be denied.


This year Aleky hiked all the way up to the "Y" on his own steam and back again! Holy cow, is my 2 1/2 year old son doing all of this? I'm gonna have to really work to keep up with them!