2.11.2020

Madera Canyon- Our Happy Place

When we moved to Arizona, I had no idea how great our little town would be. We live 30 minutes from this super fun place called Madera Canyon. It is so great to explore and let our kids be kids. They love that sort of thing, but haven't had much chance to explore until we moved here. They climb rocks, walls, waterfalls, and splash in super cold mountain water. It is our happy place. There is no better place to be than outside and we are so grateful we live in a place where we can just be outside!

It was chilly, so James asked the kids to be careful and not get wet. I literally laughed out loud because I knew better. Deklan ended up soaked from head to toe, but at least he was happy about it. Brynlee...not so happy. Brielle didn't mind. I bought all the kids water shoes last year for our trips to Madera and I think this last trip may have finally convinced them to bring those shoes next time. What? You mean sometimes mom is right? Shocker! Koda and I were there too, but I had him and the camera strapped to the front of me the whole time, so you'll just have to picture our excited faces ;)















Best part about putting your kids in overalls? Instant handle for easy lifting. She actually loved this and kept asking him to carry her like this!




So remember how I said we love this sort of thing? Well, last summer we visited James' sister and she asked us what our kids would want to do. We said, "Well, we want to go hiking. Our kids love it." The whole hike Brynlee and Deklan screamed and cried and said how much they hated it and wanted to go home. She was laughing and said, "Soo....they love this sort of thing, huh?" I was like, "Well, they USUALLY like it." But after our trips to Madera and other places, I'm beginning to think that love is conditional for some of them.. And yet, even if we leave in tears, they are begging to go back.
Pictures of Brynlee screaming are becoming some of my favorite kinds of pictures. It's just so Brynlee. lol




Go on adventures and explore!
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