A spontaneous kind of joy!

Last week the fam and I went on a spontaneous hike walk through the woods. 

The footwear shows how spontaneous this was for some....ok just me.

It is about 20 minutes outside of the bustle of the busy city.  As we drove up the mountain, the air became cleaner and the view became more and more stunning. 

                                                               

  On the particular outing we were scouting for rocks, monkey is collecting them for class. {Truth be told she has liked picking up rocks since I can remember, but this was a good excuse to get out} I loved to watch monkey and her daddy scavenging  the earth’s beauty. This trip was a pure joy and there was nothing to get in our way to spend quality time with each other. {Even our cell phones didn’t have a signal} 

                                                     

Monkey is so creative she found two sticks and used them as walking sticks. As we continued along the path we found a feather Monkey just had to have it, the hubs and I kindly asked her not to touch it. The genius that is her however discovered she could use her walking sticks to hold the feather. I love the creativity that she uses it is so inspiring!  

The feather is the second picture is the point on the end of the stick.

                                                           
       Slowly but surely hints of fall peaked through the beauty of the pine trees. The aroma of pine mixed with fresh air, instantly took me back to my childhood in Idaho, and peace filled my soul,

There is something to be said about enjoying what was given to us by such a loving Heavenly Father. By the end of our adventure my soul was filled with joy.                                                     

                                                  

What do you do to spend time with your family?