Biking/Hiking in Paradise Canyon

On Saturday we wanted to get out of the house and do something fun. Ethan wanted to go bike riding and Courtney wanted to go hiking. So we combined the two to make everyone happy! Bryan and Ethan biked to Paradise Canyon, about 3 miles from our house. Courtney was going to go along on the tag-along but has been a bit gun shy since our infamous wipe out. So she decided to wait about 20 minutes with me and then drive.

When we got to Paradise Canyon the boys were already there. Ethan did a great job and Bryan was so impressed. We found a trail that we wanted to hike on and went for a short hike. We didn't have much daylight left so we just hiked a little way and it wasn't enough for the kids so we need to go back another day when we have more time.

Just as we were getting ready to turn around Ethan decided to explore a bit off the trail. It went down a small hill that was pretty steep. When we went to investigate Ethan was next to a small stream that had a rope swing across it. He turned, eyes excited, and asked if he could swing across. We told him he could (this shocked him because he though we would say no) and he went for it. There were two boards to hang onto and the lower one was quite low. Ethan didn't get wet but it was close. Courtney wanted to swing too but she was too small. It took quite a lot of coaxing to get Ethan back on the trail but we promised that we would go back there again so he could swing some more.

Then the boys rode their bikes home while Courtney and I went ahead and made some homemade pizza for dinner. It was a fun time!