Last week was Jason's birthday and we spent the afternoon at the Charles C. Deam wilderness area. It is very close to Bloomington and it is absolutely gorgeous. Jason's favorite place to be is the outdoors and this area was perfect.

Since we weren't even allowed to use the stroller on the trails within the wilderness area, we went slightly south to a trail that would allow it. When we arrived there were several horses and when their owners met Hayden and Maya they just loved them. One lady took Hayden from Jason and asked if she could show him her horse. She gave him some carrots and treats and let Hayden feed the horse. Hayden was just thrilled and Maya couldn't stopped staring. They both loved it!

At the start of the trail there was an old church that was built in 1881. Inside there were pews, a piano, and bibles. It looked as if this church was probably still in use. I don't know how anyone could stay in there very long though since it smelled horribly like mold and mildew. Right next to the church was an old graveyard that we walked through with tombstones dating around the same time.

I made Jason an eyeball cake for his birthday. I thought it would be appropriate since he just finished his first year of optometry school. Anyone who knows Hayden knows how much he loves "happy cake" and his daddy was sweet enough to let him blow out his candles. Happy birthday sweetheart, we love you!!

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day we decided to check out another beautiful Indiana state park called Mccormick's Creek. There was a short two mile loop that we took with the kids. Maya traveled in the Kelty carrier and I pushed Hayden the majority of the way in our Jeep stroller. We had Hayden get inside this tree that was completely hollowed out at the bottom. It was amazing that it was still gigantic and healthy.

We tried several times to get a decent shot of the three of us and this was the best we could do :) It's still a cute shot of my two little sweeties but them again they always look good!

We chose this hike not only because it was shorter but also because of the cave you could enter. The cave actually goes all the way through the hill but we could not of made it without flashlights. I think the jogging stroller probably would've had a tough time as well.

One thing that Hayden wanted to see when we got to the park was a waterfall. It was a smaller one but still gorgeous. He sat and threw rocks in the water with his daddy, which made his day. He really is such a little nature child.

This was one of my favorite pictures of the trip. Now if only Maya could've been thrown in there! I just adore my two children. What a fantastic Mother's Day. I love being a mommy!