Weekend Celebration/Hike

This past weekend was both my birthday and also father's day.  So Matt and I decided to have a weekend celebration with one big trip.

First we decided on the menu of the weekend.  I got to choose for Saturday since it was my birthday.  I chose breakfast casserole, and fettuccine con carbonara...YUMMY!

Sunday's meal was eggs, sausage, and toast for breakfast and Greek hamburgers with homemade tzatziki sauce.

Usually we only celebrate with food, but this time Matt and I decided to celebrate with a trip.  My requirement was that we be outside and together as a family.  Matt wanted to go somewhere we could hike and have history.  Our neighbor told us about Roaring Run, so we thought we would check it out.

 

It used to be an Iron furnace that was in use in the mid-1800's.  The furnace was really cool to wander around.  But the most fun part was the hike along the river.

 Grace took very well to her leash.  I know, some people think that it is horrible to put a leash on your child.  However, Grace is very independent, and I heard that this hike was very easy.  So we thought we would put the leash on and let her wander (to our allowance).  She had freedom to walk and run, and she ended up hiking the whole way to the end where the waterfalls were.

 This is one of the many mini waterfalls along the way.  It made the hike somewhat loud, but what can you expect with a hike called ROARING Run?

 Grace loved the rocks, stumps, leaves, and dogs along the way.  She was so happy to be down and exploring.

 Run Grace, Run!

 Checking out the river from one of the many bridges along the hike (yes, I have a tight hold on her so that she would not get too close to the edge/water)

 Beautiful scenery!

 Matt got some wonderful pictures :)

And at the end Matt took a fairly good one of me in front of the large waterfall.  We put Grace in the backpack to go back to the car.  She did not mind, she was pretty worn out from all of the excitement on the way up. 

Afterward, we set up some chairs in the parking lot and ate a little bit of a snacky lunch.  Here Grace is, in her sized chair, eating crackers.

It was a perfect outing for me, it was a perfect outing for Matt, and Grace seemed to love it too.  What a great weekend!