For Mother's Day this year we went on the same hike we've gone on for the last few years. I just love this tradition...we get a real chance to be outside together and see spring as it starts out. Callum is especially fond of this hike and gains such an immediate confidence as soon as we jump on the trail. He spends the whole walk chattering away...curious about everything and not scared of anything. He's suddenly curious about spiders, finding resting nooks in between tree roots and discussing (at length!) his strong walking muscles. He ends up walking about twice as much as the rest of us because he bounds ahead to walk back and chatter about something to bound ahead again. It's a true joy to watch.
Jude is not far behind his brother, though, he tends to want to stop and explore...particularly rocks. He has a true love of rocks and he doesn't discriminate...each and every one is amazing and interesting. Poor Kieran's pants get weighed down with so many rock treasures.
There is always a lot to explore (this is Cal's chipmunk hole!) and as the trail is perfectly flat it isn't exhausting or too strenuous so both boys can walk the whole thing with energy left for a little frisbee in a nearby field. 
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