They Will Love It Someday . . . Right???

During Spring break, (which was about 2 months ago) I was feeling brave one day and decided that I would take all 5 kiddos on an adventurer, all by myself!

 

I was itching to get outside, get some fresh air, feel my legs moving & enjoy some beautiful scenery. I chose a hike that we had done before, Monolith Gardens, so I knew what we would be in for. I knew it wouldn't be too hard or long and there was the promise of lots of rocks to climb on.

We found lots of rocks, but alas some of my fellow travelers felt it took too long to get to the rocks. Others felt we didn't stay climbing on the rocks long enough. And yet others felt that we stayed too long at the rocks.

No matter how many pieces of candy I doled out, I don't think it would ever be enough for some.

I think one of my fellow travelers thought if she just sat down and quit walking that I would carry her or better yet some magical winged creature would come and carry her back to the van.

This particular trail isn't a single trail but rather a network of trails that split off & rejoin all over the place. I knew the way we needed to go, but when we came to a particular fork that  way we needed to head looked like it would take us in the wrong direction, aka make the hike longer, one fellow traveler was insistent we go the other way. I wasn't in the mood to argue & deal with a melt down so off we went . . . only to learn that maybe Mom does know what she is talking about sometimes.

Amidst all the grumbling I began to wonder will my kiddos ever love hiking as much as I do? Will they ever begin to see the beauty they are missing while they are grumbling?

They it struck me, I don't think I was that much different when I was little . . . my parents drug me all over the place, camping, hiking, & fishing. One day I did begin to love it! So there is hope . . . They too will love it someday . . . right????