GREAT DAY FOR A HIKE

On Sunday I scoured my closet trying to find something to wear. It's not that I don't have enough clothes....it's that my clothes don't fit anymore!!!! UGH! All my pants are too tight and my skirts are too tight. What to do???!! Finally I yanked out an elastic waist skirt that I've had for a few years and managed to pull it on. How depressing. So this week I vowed to start exercising and eating less sugar!

I have a pair of new hiking shoes that need to be broken in, so I found a new trail that I haven't been on before and took Nate to go check it out. It was the perfect day. Yesterday a storm came through and cooled off the desert so there was a nice breeze blowing this morning. The trail was easy..nice and level which was great for me since I was toting a 26lb kid on my back. Nate enjoyed the walk but it must have been too relaxing because 30 minutes into the hike, he fell asleep! I considered going on but he kept lurching around in the backpack and smacking his head against mine. I thought for sure he'd wake up but he slept the whole way back! I looked like I was drunk because every time he'd lurch to one side it would throw me off balance. haha.

Here's some photos from this morning. I saw several cardinals, lizards and squirrels but no snakes (thank goodness) and no attacks from the killer bees! Yikes!!

BEAUTIFUL SCENERY IN THE TORTOLITA MOUNTAINS

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POOR NATE ASLEEP IN THE BACKPACK!

I PUT MY CAMERA ON A ROCK FOR THESE SHOTS.