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Mother's Day Hike

The weather was beautiful on Orcas Island last weekend so for Mother's day, I lazied around in the morning and then we all went for a hike around Mountain Lake. It's the first time we've done the whole thing (3.9 mile loop) and it took us a lot longer than we anticipated! We had lots of fun but we did not bring nearly enough snacks and treats to keep the girls energies up so it was a pretty successful trip considering there was minimal crying, whining or piggy back rides. 


Prepared in case we meet other hikers on the trail. We probably saw about ~10 people total.

The scarf has a lot of uses. This is her happy face before we set out on our hike.

This is about halfway through. She brought 3 marshmallows that she took her time savoring.

Pit stop to rest. Nora dipper her feet in the cold cold water.

A hiking we will go!

My reward for our long hike!

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