On Saturday I almost passed out in yoga, so I left the room early. I came home, took a long bath, and tried to see straight again.
Abe and I were both trying to recover all morning and early afternoon. Abe stayed up late working and still had work in the morning. Once we had recovered, we gathered everyone up for a hike in the Alpine loop. It was so muddy! And also so gorgeous. The sky was bright blue, the white and black Aspen trunks were stunningly graphic, the leaves sprinkled yellow dots everywhere and the evergreens were almost neon in the light. The air was so fresh.
The best part was that our kids were universally PERFECTLY behaved for the entire outing. There was a lot to complain about with the deep, muddy trail, but Lydia was totally enamored with all of the leaves and kept exclaiming delightedly over new leaves she discovered for her leaf collection. We didn’t hear one complaint! Ammon was, as usual, my sweet little buddy who occasionally held my hands and made observations that ended with, “See, Mommy?” Abe loved carrying Clarissa, and Mary was enthusiastic and happy. Abe and I looked at each other and felt so blessed.
