Hanging Rock!

I finally have a post up! It seems like we are so busy all the time, and I must not have my camera.  I must bring it to the woods though! This is the theme of the year so far; woods and forests! Which is where our family absolutely loves to be. We decided to go camping the first weekend in February. Not knowing the weather prior to making the commmitment, Rick and I decided to get a cabin! It had heat and everything we needed! Alex and his friends were going to tent camp nearby but since it was about 10 degrees out, they opted to stay with us in the cabin. There were 2 bedrooms and pull out couch so we all fit nicely. Anyway, even when we were at the cabin , we were outside most of the time. 

 Atley helping load the food onto the table. Omi made a great spinacopita dish that was sooo yummy heated up by the fire.


Don't you just love Addison's smile!
 Alex is totally in his element in the woods. He reminded us of a bird let out of it's cage, all weekend. The joy radiated from him.
 The first evening we hiked up a steep, steep mountain. Alex and Parker were way, way ahead and they actually made it to the top. It was starting to get dark so we took a rest here and headed back down.
 Gotta love this sign! Just enough to make me really worried about Alex! Alex tends to like extreme!

 A map hanging on the wall, was just what they needed to see where they actually hiked to.

 Setting off to hike to the top of Hanging Rock.
 It is way up there!
 Oh, the sweet air!
 You can see so far. We are not used to these elevations in our neck of the woods!!

 We called these "the steps of Mordor!" but the top was not Mordor! It was gorgeous! And not much of a crowd in the cold!

 The fire was right next to our cabin.
 Hot dogs, chips, marshmallows and apples.... The night before we actually had a roast, spinacopita, and mixed green salade.
 Our group- Parker, Alex, Mark, Addison and Atley...
 Even though Alex was with his good buds, he took so much time to help Atley.
 Top of the Rock!
Pausing to enjoy the beautiful view...




I don't have many good captions but the pictures tell it all.
Isaiah 6:3 "The earth is full of His glory."

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