Yosemite Backpacking & Camping Trip

Jack going off the trail a little. He would not admit he was tired, and when it was pretty obvious Dada put down his backpack and came to pick up Jack. Jack immediately said "kiss" and kissed him. That was just about the cutest thing ever.
The lake where we had our lunch next to...
Poor dirty little child!




Jack picking the M&Ms out of the trail mix while Dada cooks








All clean and fresh before we started our hike.
People on the hike would make comments like we must love him a lot and what a lucky boy....or they wish they got started that early (or, they got started that early)...or, perhaps some just thought we were crazy.
Ready to rock and roll



Testing out the cold river next to our 2nd campite






Sitting on the log- on our hike up and out

1st campsite, inside the tent.


This was Jack's first hike. In fact, on this trip he learned the words hiking, backpack, mushroom, and pinecone. He says cooking (in context) a lot now. At home he also insists on climbing the stairs without any assistance. In addition to "me too" he says "mine." He did really well on the 2 night stay (3 nights if you count our hotel room in Bishop).... despite getting a bit dirty and feeling rough around the edges. On the first day he had so much energy that he walked/hiked very far (we figured at least 2 miles!) We went about 8 miles that day 15 total.

This afternoon when he was supposed to be napping, Jack CLIMBED OUT OF HIS CRIB for the first time. He just started playing in his room in between banging on the door. Time to put together his big boy bed!