03.23.07
The Toughest Kids in the World
One challenge about living in Italy is that it seems like there are relatively few opportunities for the kids to get out of the city and into nature. At least, few opportunities for people like us without a car!
I jumped at the chance when my friend, Erik, offered to drive us out to Silver Falls State Park to the Trail of Ten Falls. We packed the kids into the van, made a bunch of sandwiches, and started on the trail, not really knowing how long it was. About five miles later, we finished! And the kids didn’t complain once. We just kept walking and enjoying all the different waterfalls that we saw (you can see pictures here). Even our youngest kept up with the all of us! I have some pretty tough kids.
Katy Smelser said,
03.28.07 at 5:41 am
Hi, from Peine, Germany.
When Randy and I were in Oregon in 2002 a friend took us to the same park. It was great. After living in flat northern Germany, we weren’t used to the hills, though.