This year, for the annual Achievement Days Daddy/Daughter date, we decided to do something else. In the past they've always done one of two activities: a dressy dinner and dance, or go bowling. IMHO, that's old and tired and we wanted to mix it up a bit. We took a Saturday in May and went on a hike. There is a beautiful little trail up near Heise that is easy to get to and pretty easy to hike. I've been praying for nice weather ever since we scheduled the hike back in January. We were blessed with a beautiful, mild day. It was about 70 degrees with a light breeze and light, fluffy clouds in the sky.
The trail follows Cress Creek which is a thermal water source. It's not warm like a hot spring is, but the water is not glacial either. It's warm enough to run year round and not freeze.
It was wonderful to see the girls and their daddies spending (somewhat) quiet time together. I loved watching Samantha and her daddy bond as they hiked up the trail.
Ty stopped to gather some wild water cress for his sandwich. He picked enough that all the girls could try it out. Some liked it, but most spit it out and declared it "yucky".
Here is Samantha enjoying her lunch. She wasn't sure she wanted her picture taken. Too bad!
A couple dads had to Google Earth our location so they could see where the water from the river was being pumped. (There's a farm somewhere on top of the mountain.)
The girls had a really great time and so did the dads. I was thanked for doing something different and it was suggested that we do it again.
Judging by the looks on the girls' faces, we might just have to do that!
