A Hike for Piece of Mind

A Day at The Creek

Sarah and I decided to get out of the house rain or shine! Sick or not! Its been a rough wet spring and kids are becoming quite antsy in the house 😦 On top of that I haven’t shown poor Sarah half of the wonderful things Redding has to offer since her and her family moved here. So I rounded the kids up while Sarah made lunch for a little ” hike ” along Brandy Creek.

Brandy Creek at Whiskey Town

Brandy Creek

I love this creek and the lake that it meets up with. Can you believe I have lived with my husband in the Redding area for about five years now and he just showed me this only two years ago??!! How I adore my husband ♥

When we first got there we parked and followed the paved path along the creek on our way down to the Lake for a picnic lunch. The kids were so stoked at being out of the house and on an adventure.

My youngest trekking along 🙂

My eldest looking serious...as usual ♥

Sarah and her Boy on a little bridge over the creek. This leads into a more serious trail.

The beach was chilly but manageable so we picked a table close to the water and had fun throwing rocks into the lake and chasing the geese away from our food.

Whiskey Town Lake, where Brandy Creek runs out

Sarah's youngest eating it on her way down to the lake

Sarah and her kids

When everyone had their fill we headed back up along the creek again but this time we decided to let the kids sorta lead us along the many paths through the trees and rocks.

This is when the fun starts, when you step aside to let them lead and see through their eyes everything turns into some sort of fantasy and your transported into a world full of magic and wonder.

My absolutely favorite part about this area

The Picnic Area down by Whiskey Town Lake

So Peaceful ☼

A small bridge built over a runoff meeting up with the creek. I like to imagine that bridges like these built-in with nature, were add by some magical creatures of the forest ♥

Watching all the older children hike through the tree and climb over rocks made me feel so blessed to have them in my life. Life is sometimes trying…. Parenting is sometimes trying but…..when you stop to watch these small wonders everything sort of fades away and you realize its worth the effort.

I’m amazed lately at how far we have all come and the fact that my sister and I are both Mothers with children that are growing up. GROWING! Can you imagine? I still feel like we are children sometimes.

So back to the kids. They are so, SO big! The two oldest need no help at all climbing over rocks and my youngest kindly yelled at me ” Mommy I can do it myself!! ” when asked if she needed my help climbing up the rocks with her sister and cousin. All I could do was step back and watch her and except what she said 😦 I’m not going to lie, my heart broke a little….only a little though.

The kids blowing my mind a little with how big they are climbing on the rocks!!

So cute ♥

The kids and I striking a pose on the rocks 🙂

A successful trip to the creek ♥ Mommies and Kids worn out and everyone a little more at peace with themselves and the world!

♥♥♥

Samantha