Shoes...

It rained like cats and dogs last night. It began around 7:45pm and lasted through the night. We had planned on going on a hike today near the Sweetwater River with some friends from a walking group. When we got up this morning it wasn't raining as hard anymore and eventually stopped. A quick look at the weather to see that it would be clear and that set the morning in motion. We brought extra clothes (just in case it the weatherman was wrong) to change into afterwards as well as extra shoes and socks.

When we got to the trailhead we found a friend, Michael and her son, Daniel waiting to see if we would show up. We giggled as the raindrops started pelting our heads as we geared up to go. We waited for Hannah to get her rubber boots on, that way she could walk in those puddles without too much worry about getting her feet wet. And boy was she happy that she had them on! Ben didn't want to wear his shoes and opted for his sandals, why not? It isn't freezing cold and we were only going to walk for a little while.

As soon as we started down the trail, the rain stopped and he clouds cleared out, leaving lots of fresh little puddles and slippery mud for us to dodge...or walk right through! We had a nice hike exploring the flora and fauna of the area. We spotted a red tailed hawk circling the area and wondered if we would see it catch his prey, we didn't. We followed fresh dog tracks and wondered if we would catch up with it, we didn't.

Then the grey clouds began to loom overhead and we decided to head back to the car. Just in time because just as we got to the car, it was pouring again. What luck!

Our shoes

Mama Says Om theme for the week: shoes.