our $90 hike

We made the long trek to Maryland (a whopping 30 minutes) for a hike at Great Falls State Park. There is a Va side and MD side with the Potomac River running through the middle.  The VA side is a dirt walking path.  The MD side has what's called the billy goat trail. It's called this because the majority of the hike is climbing over boulders,  just like billy goats.  It was only a little nerve wracking to do with a 5 and 2 year old.   They absolutely loved it.

Connor was smiles the whole time

My little billy goats

Someone was pretty worn out

Smiles and dirt 

We call this a success

And we had a $90 parking ticket waiting for us when we got back to the car.  That's the last time we follow the crowd when the parking lot is full.

tree climbers

we all got the flu

We were a pretty sad sight for a while.  Everyone is feeling much better now.

Walker Nature Center

The weather was perfect today.  Much too nice to stay inside.   The nature center by us was having a festival and it was a successful afternoon outside.