Family Pictures

 My friend Krista offered to take my family pictures and I was so excited about it. She is so talented and I knew they would be amazing. I can't wait to order some and put them up on my wall! This will be very healing for me to have these pictures on the wall. I love my new temporary home. My kids are so cute and they are the best! 

About a month ago I reached out to an old classmate because she is also divorced and she goes on hikes all of the time. I told her that I hate to camp but I love being outdoors and I asked her if there was a day hike we could do. We made a plan and made it happen. At different points there were a variety of people that were planning on coming but in the end there were just 3 of us. I drove to her house in Twin after a very long day on Friday. I felt like a grown adult driving in the dark which I hate! I had a field trip to Farmstead with my AVID kids that day and scored volleyball for extra money after school. I was very happy to pull up to her house. We got up at 5:00 the next day and drove to Sun Valley. Sun Valley was extra gorgeous. I love fall so much! The hike was about 8 miles and took us 5 hours. I am not in the best shape of my life right now so it was challenging. Walking steadily uphill for 3 hours was a lot. Haha. The view on top was incredible. It was cold up there! It was really cool and fun. After the hike we went to a thrift store in Ketchum that Shannon loves to go to and then we drove back to Twin. Brooke (classmate) and I went to Miracle Springs Hot Springs after that. That felt really good on our muscles. I brought taco soup with me to share and we ate that for dinner and watched a scary movie...tis the season. I got up and drove home this morning in the pouring rain...which I also hate. Doing all of the adult things. Growth. Haha. Now I'm just getting ready for the week. I can't wait to see my kids tonight! 

Pic at the trailhead. Shannon (Brooke's hiking friend) in the middle Brooke (classmate) on the right.

The cabin was fun. It had pads and beds and a fireplace. It's well taken care of and people stay there.