Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Through The Woods We Go

For anyone who has the esteemed pleasure of knowing me personally, you know I am not much of a hiker. The Hubster, however, loves it!

Recently, he joined up with a group responsible for building The Haw River Trail, which will act as part of the NC Mountain to Sea Trail here in our county. The second Saturday of most every month, they pack up their tools and hit the trail to clear paths, blaze trees, and build bridges over small creeks that feed into the Haw River. Essentially, whatever needs to be done. It’s long, hard work, but he loves it. And from the comfort of my couch, with my laptop in hand, I love that he loves it.

But like most of us, when you are proud of the work you have done you want to share it, right?

So, like  every good wife, with an overly huge 25-week pregnant belly, I put on my layers and boots, and braved the 28 degrees to see his work. To which, he may or may not, have failed to mention his portion was at the farthest end of this particular section. But I have to admit, despite my annoying painful hips, we had a great time. And since I rather enjoyed myself, I thought I would share a few pictures from our venture.

 

Don’t let that white stuff fool you, it’s not snow. I may have skated on the ice down half the trail. My mother will be thrilled!

 

 

 

 

There is something so tranquil about the sound of naturally running water. Even with a frozen surface, you could see the water bubbling through the creek.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This very intense face was being taunted by the geese floating on the river. Good thing she’s not a fan of swimming or we might have had a pupsicle. *Cue the drums!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, I may have married a workaholic…he’ll love me for this!

Nothing like a daddy who can multitask the care of exotic animals with a monkey yelling “ECHO!” on his back.

***Side note: The Hubster and the Diva Princess have been quite the hikers as of late, but she always gets tired on the way back. So, he bought a child carrying pack thinking when she got tired this would allow him to carry her more easily than on his shoulders. Wrong. Now she thinks she’s queen of the woods…and he’s her personal carriage.

 

 

And my favorite part…one happy family!