Our boys are pretty adventurous, also. We try to make sure that we plan some outings where we focus on letting them feel like they are the leaders. It amazes me everyday how important it is to Emerson to be the leader.
All of our national parks have great programs for kids. Stop by any ranger station and pick up a Junior Ranger workbook, even if just visiting for the day. The booklets are a great family activity that talk about every aspect of the park.
Emerson, Rhys and I would work on a couple pages each night while Eric made dinner. We had to adapt all of the activities for Emerson and Rhys just scribbled on every page but we had fun reading together and working on earning their badges.
Emerson was super excited about getting his badge because he really thought that he was getting a job. He asked Ranger Angela when he was going to start working.
They take an oath, which was super cute to watch the boys try to repeat after the ranger.
Take a boat ride.
Spray Lake is the home of the boat Sinopha. Which is a passenger boat that you can take a guided tour from one end of the lake to the other. Both boys begged to go for a boat ride, on our first day, the moment they saw it.
So, on our second day we woke up, got ready and ate, then hurried to catch the first voyage of the day.
We were the last ones to board and at first I was a little nervous because there were only four other passengers and the captain. Thankfully, they were not bothered by the boys checking things out.
The captain even offered the boys an opportunity to steer the boat to shore. Neither could see out the window, had a hard time telling their lefts from their rights, and Rhys couldn't even reach the throttle but the grins on their faces showed they loved every minute.
Practice hiking.
There are trails for every level of hiker. This works out great for teaching our littles how to stay on the trails and keep up. Rhys hiked his first ever one mile hike to Trick Falls.
He did great! He listened and stayed near us. He managed to not have one fall which still happens on perfectly flat surfaces. A couple major accomplishments for our Rhys.
Our evenings were filled with strolls through the campground to help them burn off some steam. They really enjoyed this time because for them it was easy. We would chat with neighbors, run from place to place and ask the boys how their day was.
Eric and I were thrilled when we asked them what their favorite thing they did on the trip and both said, "hiking!"
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