Earlier in the summer, Matt took just our family to Browse creek for a hike. We hiked down the river, 2 and 4 year olds in hand, for about a mile. NOT EASY! But it was pretty cool by the time we got down there. There is a small waterfall. Matt and the older two kids went down it, but getting back up was rather difficult.
A couple of weeks later we took Matt's siblings and their kids down the creek. This time we left the 5 year olds and younger with Grandma back at our house. It was much better going without toddlers. Matt made a rope ladder and brought it along. The guys also brought some cut two by fours and nailed them on the log that was already there. It made it much easier to get back up. After we played for a while, we built a fire and roasted hot dogs. (I buy the ones at Walmart that are all turkey and don't have any nitrites or nitrates.) It was pretty awesome fun!
Matt here: You may be able to tell from the pictures that Amy is down to (and holding at) a very sexy 127 lbs, and is wearing a pair of cut-off jeans that she wore (just to drive me crazy, I'm sure) when we were dating! Yeah baby!
The way back out is going 400' straight up the mountain. It's not too hard, you just have to watch where you are going and where you are putting your hands and feet. A few of the children starting taking off up without an adult. I was frantically trying to catch up with them, but was a little bit too late. One of the kids accidentally dislodged a small boulder about the size of a volley ball and it came rolling down and hit Candy's 7 year old Branden on the head. I was trying to get to him as fast as I could. He ended up getting a gash about 3 inches long. Candy and Nate took him to the Dr. Dave and he told them to take him to the emergency room because he was finding pieces of skull. Branden ended up being life-flighted to primary children's hospital. He had a fractured skull and it was putting pressure on the brain. Fortunately, the head surgeon there decided that he didn't need surgery, just staples and they would watch him for 24 hours. The little trooper turned out to be fine without surgery. The next day they came home. Everyone else in the group made it up the mountain safely.
2 comments:
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful place and what a scary scenario for your nephew. I'm so glad he's o.k.
You are looking great Amy!
scary about the boulder, but glad it turned out well.
i noticed your photo before matt's comment. that must feel great. you look fit enough to keep up with 7 kids. hope i can keep up with you!
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