Youth Hike to Johnston Canyon

I thought Christmas break meant that I would see my kids more. But  I only get to see them for half the day now because they sleep in until noon almost every day!!

So when I thought about going on a day hike and leaving at 7:30am I was anticipating them to object and complain. But to my surprise they were all for it and so were Carter and Amanda.  We were up at 6:45am and out the door at 8:15am (not bad).

We headed for Kananaskis Country for a snowshoe hike. As we approached the turn off from Highway 1 I got worried because there wasn't any snow anywhere. We decided to head into the park instead and drove to Johnston Canyon for a hike.

What a great way to spend a day. Everyone packed a lunch.  We brought Molly, our dog along.

The weather was perfect. The trail was well packed and the kids were full of energy, at least until just before lunch, when they collapsed from hunger!!

Here is a photo of the kids at the end of the hike! As you can see we all made it and their sense of humor was still intact. Hope to do it again some day when Leigh is off. 

One of the things I most appreciated and thanked God for while I was hiking was the joy the kids were expressing the whole time we were out there. A 1 hour hike to the upper falls took 2 hours as they took every side path there was (and some that weren't there) and they played and joked all the way there and back. Thank you God for these great kids and a great day and your beautiful creation.