Living with Three Hobbits and a Giant: Hiking Trails {McConnells Mill}

Saturday morning the Goetz family pulled out at about 8:30 am... all 9 of them. And then it was quiet. Very, very quiet. Henry and I looked at each other and wondered aloud what to do now that we had no friends to hang out with. We decided we'd do a few errands then come back and work hard to get the house cleaned up from a week of 14 people living under one roof. However, as soon as we got out and about the weather convinced us that it was not a day to work inside. Instead we took a drive.

Henry and I love driving. We've always done it... whether on vacation or at home. I feel like we live in the 1950s when people took Sunday drives. Or the Victorian times when people drove their carriages around the city parks. Driving through the country with the wind in our faces and the Beatles (or any music) playing over the radio there are times I've literally felt I'm in a movie. Time stands still, media and electronics are silenced. It's just us. We talk. We sit quietly. He puts his hand on my leg.

Now that we have kids, they typically fall asleep. Which was advantageous on Saturday since every night they stayed up laughing and playing until nearly midnight and woke up early to laugh and play again. They were exhausted.

We headed north to McConnell's Mill State Park. We'd never been there and heard it was really cool. After checking out the mill, we hiked one of the trails. It was amazing. The weather is turning crisp as Autumn moves in so we couldn't have asked for better weather. The kids were ready to do something together as a family after having a week of play mates. I even had that strange feeling that my kids were absolutely adorable as if I hadn't seen them for a week!! Like seriously, they were the cutest things I'd ever seen. Here are a few pictures from our hike and of course every scenic spot that was good for family pictures!