Hanging Lake

To kick off summer this year we took a weekend trip to Glenwood Springs where we hiked up to a beautiful lake called Hanging Lake.  We've been wanting to do this as a family for a while and we enjoyed every minute of our trip.  These are some of my favorite shot of the trip.  One thing that I love about our adventure was how fun the boys were.  Caleb was teasing me on the way up and I caught his mischievous smile on camera.

 Doesn't get much cooler then this.  The water was spectacularly clear and the waterfall were so refreshing. 

    
Every since Tyler was born, Blake has loved to share rides in my arms with him.  Together we created a little saying, "Two boys, one named Blake and the other named Tyler.  Two boys, are they to heavy...Nope!  Every so often Blake runs up to me asking for a two boy ride.  Unfortunately for me, he had the idea at the top of the mountain after I'd been hiking with one boy and a backpack for a couple hours.  Really, though, how could I resist a request like this?

 

Tyler didn't quite make it all the way, but he was a trooper for the most part.  The whole way up the mountain he waved to the passing hikers and "hi, Hi, HI" until they acknowledged him.  He also pointed  out every dog that passed and said hello and goodbye to the river water as it crossed our path.  He is a sweetheart.