Winter Hike

Today, I rallied the troops to take a hike. It was a beautiful day here in Loveland - 50 degrees and sunny. We headed over to East Loveland Nature Preserve so that we all could blow off some steam. The boys LOVED running around and taking pictures with their cameras. (Santa brought Jeremy one this year.) Josey loved it too, until she wound up on the other side of O'Bannon Creek. It took quite a lot of convincing to get her to swim back. The best part of the day was Jeremy saying, "Wow, Mom, it looks like there are lots more beautiful trees, but it's only their reflection in the water." The worst part was the tantrum he threw when he realized he couldn't bring his hiking stick home. When we got home I fixed dinner out of my new Rachael Ray cookbook using my new Rachael Ray knife (both selected by the boys). Actually, Jeremy picked the recipe for me to make, too. It was Medditeranean Chicken with Artichokes and Olives, because he liked the picture and maybe it would be like chicken nuggets.