Ram Falls

Today we went adventuring to Ram Falls. My soul was craving autumn leaves, nature & family time! We loaded everyone in the van, including Sonny boy, and started out on our hour long drive. Autumn was bursting with beauty and I was pretty excited about it!

 

 

When we got to the provincial park, it was a short walk to the lookout over the falls.

Hyrum offered Lily a ride, and the two of them were adorable!

Everyone climbed down the gazillion stairs to get as close as we could to the falls. Some lingered to enjoy the view, and others were quickly satisfied and climbed back up.

Once they got to the top, most of the boys were comparing their throwing arms and trying to see who could hit the river with the stones they were chucking. 

When they were all done enjoying the Falls, Daddy suggested we go to the river to skip stones and walk around. The kids were much more into that than seeing Ram Falls.

We found a place to pull off the gravel road and park and then took a short walk to the rivers edge. The big kids raced ahead with Daddy which left me and these two littles trailing behind.

It was such a gorgeous day to spend outside! The sunshine on my face felt so good, and this view did not disappoint. 

It was fun to just hang out with this guy and watch the kids enjoy throwing rocks in the water for a solid hour.

Lily was in heaven!

Oliver found a "tiger rock" and asked me to take a picture of it.

Lily kept watching Camilla tip toe into the river on big rocks to find the perfect skipping stones. 

It didn't take long for her to just start sloshing through the water, shoes and all! 

When most everyone was ready, we peeled the big boys away from their rock bridge building and headed back to the van. It always amazes me how something as simple as skipping rocks and building bridges can occupy them for such a long time. There was a few protests as the bridge hadn't been completed yet, but the littles had cold toes and it was time to start heading home. As we were driving, Sonny plopped himself down in the very back on the middle seat and seeing his head above the seats with his tongue hanging out had us all laughing and wishing we had a pair of sunglasses to put on him. A lot of the kids fell asleep on our way home, full of fresh air and sunshine!