Finally Getting started!

After reading and enjoying so many of my friends blogs, I am finally taking a step and starting one for all of family and friends! Look forward to pictures and plenty of stories on the day in andout of the Simpson clan!
Notice the lovely sweaty back in this picture.....I guess it's inevitable when you are carrying a warm body on your back on a hot day! We were able to get our first hikes in since Kira was born, a real treat for both of us! It went very smoothly, especially the first day. We're seeing new places that we never used to hike as they were too "easy" for us, but easy = short, and not too much elevation gain = successful hiking venture with kids in tow! We also made it up to Timberline Lodge, and Eva loved it! We'll jump over the part were she was over-tried and volatile for the whole evening and focus on the fact that she was happy as a clam "climbing the mountain". The trails shoot straight up from the lodge, and she was vigorously tramping up, complete with exertion noises for effect! I don;t know how we missed pictures, but I guess that too is life with kids...you're so bust keeping track of them, the camera goes on the wayside!!