Hike to Shelberg Falls

We celebrated the Sabbath over 4th of July weekend with a hike to Shelberg Falls. I think it ended up being about an hour and a half hike in, most of it on a well-maintained gravel road, but the kids all agreed it was well worth it. We stopped and looked at caterpillars and butterflies all along the way. Jenny had the kids convinced that a crazed cow was going to come charging out of the trees at us at any moment (silly Mommy), but fortunately we were able to complete the hike without any heffer-human confrontations.

The falls were beautiful and Jared got all the boys to take a cold shower under the falls. Chris ended up jumping in the water and got both Matthew and Isaac to join him for a few minutes each. We took the opportunity to teach the kids that sometimes the things that are hardest in life are the things that end up being the most worth while. I think they all got the message, at least they where all doing the bobble-head thing...