Hiking with kids is always an adventure, and there is no exception when its my nephews. But I have to admit by the end of the hike I was a proud aunt of my 3 little men and how well they did for our first hike together. Its amazing that its taken me this long to get around to doing it. Although it definitely helped having my sister and hubs along for support. My oldest nephew Buzz, didn't realize that he would be taking on the roll of partial pack mule, but he did it with no complaints. Yet another reason why I love that kid! CK did well taking the reins of Champy and leading us up the hill. And then of course there's Bobo who did ok for the most part, but as most 4 year olds he took a bit of coaching at some points and even after hiking up his tenacious spirit wanted to keep going till he climbed a mountain like Uncle J. All in all it turned out to be a pretty awesome day full of miles and smiles. I'm very thankful that I got to be there for Buzz's and CK's first hike in Boulder. My hope is that its just the start of many more to come.
