First ever big boy hike

On Sunday Rian walked his first ever big boy hike. Mommy and Daddy are super proud of him. Last year Mommy and Daddy did 5-6 hikes ranging from 3 to 6 miles, with Rian on our back in the Deuter II carrier, and one with the Ergo too. Rian loved almost all of them, and the "mountain" had become a positive memory for him. He loved drinking from our hydration packs. As he's growing up, he had already started insisting on walking. So we asked him if he will walk on the mountain and he agreed!

We started our hike post lunch, and Rian was a happy camper for a while. I think his lunch was not "enough" and he was hungry in a bit. A "stick" kept him happy all along, and all those spiderwebs. We walked very slowly, and let him be "number one" all the time. He was happy being Daddy's model. We walked for almost 2 hrs, with one big 10 min break, and a few small breaks. At one point, Rian said: I'm so tired, I need to stop now for a little bit. Mommy and Daddy were staring at each other, dumbfounded by the words we heard :-)




Aaji found some "phoo flowers" and Rian had a blast with them. Daddy had fun capturing the perfect moments with his shiny new 70-200 IS lens, his first L glass. You go Daddy!




Rian is a fan of Larabar (cashew cookie), and Mumma thinks they are the best because they only have natural ingredients. Larabar gave Rian the energy for the last 20 mins!