Sapphire Point

Today we had nothing on the schedule. We had been cooped up all week sharing a head cold with each other and needed to get some fresh air.  We are still under the weather, but we honestly had to get off the couch for a little while. The weather looked nice and cool in the mountains, so we packed the kids up early in the morning and headed towards Dillon to a trail called Sapphire Point.

It looked like it was going to be an easy hike for the kids.  Less than a mile long and good for "children and elderly."  However, they forgot to mention that maybe it's not the best for toddlers.  We hadn't taken the kids on hikes yet where they couldn't handle the walk in their sneakers, but today hiking shoes would have come in handy.  The loose stone was slippery and the trail was sloped in many areas.  The drop off to the side was a bit much for this mama, but luckily it didn't last the whole time. 

There was a very steep teepee on a side path where Neil, Finn, and Tristan went exploring.  It was really fun going up, but the walk down was hard for T to stay on his feet.  Looks like it's time to find some proper shoes for these hikes. 

There was a beautiful stop half way with picnic benches perfect for changing diapers and a flat spot off the path where Tristan would relieve himself.  I will be happy when the three of them can just line up on the side of the trail and I don't have to carry smelly diapers out with me. 

Finn and Ian did really well and Tristan did the best he ever has at not going too far ahead of us.  I think they are starting to get used to the rules.  It is SO much easier when Neil is with us.  More hands getting them in and out of the car, more eyes to see where everyone is, I only had to change half the diapers, and I got to sleep on the way home :)

After telling Tristan not to run on this path, he ran to catch up with Neil and took a huge slip and dive onto some rocks.  This is the high five after getting back up and on the trail again.  He was a brave boy.  I didn't even have to carry him at all.  Actually, we hardly carried any of them this time. 

I don't know if we would do this path again, but I'm glad we went this morning.  Something new, got out of the heat of the foothills, and everyone was so tired after.  Now back to the couch for all of us this evening with some movies and maybe a little popcorn.  I think we all need to sleep for about a day after this small outing.