April had to work again today so Lorelei, Audrey, Sweet Pea, and I headed off to Arapahoe Pass. For some reason, when I asked them to pose for a picture for me to text to April, Audrey started throwing up gang signs, while Lorelei decided to go for a Cosmo cover-shot, while making the someone-tooted face. I may or may not have just eaten a can of baked beans before we took this hike.
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Anyway, it was a great hike, and now I'm the sorest I've really ever been. Lorelei rode the Kelty most of the way up and half of the way down. I was saying to April that I was never this sore after taking Audrey in the Kelty at 2 years old, and she reminded me that Audrey was in the 5th percentile for weight at that age. So that explains it.
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Both girls definitely showed a marked interest in all the bugs we encountered, which I think is largely due to our 'flies. Audrey carried this guy around in his flower for the better part of an hour.
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And, of course, we made homeschooling hay of the whole event by reading How Mountains are Made tonight for bedtime.
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