Last week we headed our for another hiking adventure! We checked out Ruffner Mountain and ended up taking a nice looong hike! 2.5 hours later the kids were tired and I was very proud of them all!

Ready to go!

We started off strong and headed down the Quarry Trail to do the Crusher Loop.

I don’t know what this is but it was cool!

When we got back to the top of Crusher, we could have taken the Quarry Trail back to the car. But, that seemed a little short and so we decided to take the long way back on the Ridge & Valley trail. For the record, Samantha was the one that really wanted to do it! I might have had to bribe the others with a promise of a milkshake after!

It ended up being a very long hike. They all did great but we did have a few of these moments…

By the time we were done, we were all worn out! Despite these faces…

I think everyone had fun and was quite proud of themselves!! And they definitely earned that milkshake!

ps – Happy April Fool’s Day! No jokes this year because, let’s get serious, no prank could match the unbelievable world we’re living in right now! ha!

We’re staying busy over here and trying to keep it fun!

We’ve played a lot of tennis! The boys have (had) been taking lessons and are getting pretty good!

Thanks to GJ, Samantha now has her own racket too so it’s fun for all!

There’s been bike riding…

Craft time…

and Zoom calls with friends!

Of course, siblings love to interrupt those Zoom calls!

We’ve taken long walks…with plenty of breaks…

and only a few scowls.

Of course there’s been lots of screen time…

But we’ve also watched a lot of great movies – including introducing the kids to some 80s classics like Funny Farm!

Basically we’re just trying to make the most of all this time together with no schedules, sports practices, or lessons! All things considered, it’s actually been pretty nice!

Cheers to quarantine!

Last weekend we headed out to explore Moss Rock. We were glad to have Robert with us on this hike! Moss Rock was really cool with tons of giant rocks for the kids to climb on and a waterfall to hike around. We got a little off the trail for a bit but made it ok and finally got back on the right path. Tons of pictures of this cool spot…

Look how great!

A heart in the tree!

And a waterfall too!

So many cool places to explore!

I was also not surprised that one of my children ended up ankle deep in the water soaking his socks and shoes! Goodness gracious.

But, after a few tears, he pushed on through and made it work – just like we’re all doing right now!

Proof that I was there too!  🙂

I do love these adventures we’re getting to go on!!

Making the most of it! Hope you all make the most of the weekend!

After the cars from Lowe’s were such a hit, I ordered some other kits off of Amazon that were made by Stanley. The boys got a monster truck and a digger. These were way harder to put together and required much more of my help. You also really couldn’t paint them the way you could the other ones. We got them done but they weren’t quite as fun as the Lowe’s ones.

Samantha got to paint a heart box…

and she built a bird house for our friend, Pecky! Hope Pecky likes his new home!

Again, I do love a good craft!!