Summer Hikes - ERNC

The girls and I went on a hike at the Eagle River Nature Center today. Sometimes I feel bad because Andrew is stuck at work and we're going out on these adventures without him. Then I remember that kids at home = destroyed home. I prefer them working off their normal kid energy in nature. :)

We took the Albert Loop trail which is only about a mile long. We walked past rivers, creeks, beaver dams, and more wildflowers than you could shake a stick at. I let Arlie use my phone and she was particularly enamored of the flowers as you can see in the last picture. It was great seeing what she felt were the best parts of being outside.

My Little Photographer

As I've mentioned here before, Arlie likes taking pictures. Hundreds of them. It's fun to go through them and see what captivated her interest. She's telling me right now what's in the photos so that's what we'll name them:

"Feet? And Robe. Blanket!"
"Mommy. Baby Tister"

"Arlie!"

Photographer

Arlie loves to take pictures. I've had to delete 100's of photos with fingers covering the lens but some of them are pretty funny and/or cute. It's fun to see the world through her eyes and this is just one of the ways she can share it with me!

Comparison

Here's a little comparison of Arlie to Andrew and I's toddler pictures. (They were the closest age-wise of each of us that I could find to Arlie now)
Me and Heather. I think Arlie is taking after her aunt Heather in the hair department.

Andrew. His hair is a little orangutan-ish too. She got it from both sides!

I think she's a mix of the two of us. Although the older she gets, the more and more I see Andrew!