Jenica's First Hike

The weather here has been amazing these last few days; Beautiful sunshine with hardly a cloud in the sky, so yesterday we decided to head into the Columbia River Gorge for a little hiking. Jenica got all bundled up in her very own Columbia jacket. It was a little big but kept her warm none the less. She slept through the whole first half of the hike while Rob packed her in the front pack, then she woke up for the way back so we turned her around so she could see what was going on and she was a happy girl the whole way back. We feel so blessed to live in such a beautiful part of the world!

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Joi said…
Your photos are like postcards :)
November 17, 2008 at 1:12 PM
Anonymous said…
Jenica has the most heartwarming smile...she is so precious!!!
November 19, 2008 at 5:27 AM
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