fall creek falls

 Saturday morning we headed to Fall Creek Falls.  It was so much fun!  It was not the easiest hike, but the girls were amazing.  I could not believe how well little Savanna did!!  At the beginning of the hike you go over a bridge that takes you over the falls.  The girls called it "the wobbly bridge".  It was so cool walking over the falls.  The weather was so perfect and definitely not too hot.  Like all hikes we have been on since moving here, it was absolutely beautiful!

 There were some cool overlooks and the girls were good about being careful.  The trail was not easy!  It was pretty steep and there were some really rocky sections.  I was seriously amazed at how well the girls hiked and there was very minimal complaining!

 Caimbree was probably the most difficult.  She didn't sleep well at the hotel and was on day 2 of not really having a nap.  She wanted me to carry her and she finally passed out.  She slept for about 45 minutes, but at least it was something and she was happy to be awake when we reached the base of the fall.

One of things I loved about this hike was that there was a lot of different types of scenery to see.  Most of it was forested, but when you came to the base of the falls it was really rocky and you went under a bunch of rock and climbed this big rock piles.  That was probably the most difficult part, especially because I was packing Caimbree at that point since she was screaming if I wasn't the one carrying her haha.  The older girls did amazingly well, because it really was tricky footing!

The girls were happy to reach the base and wanted to pose.  I was so cute.  Savanna was so hilarious because she kept telling us that if Caimbree's water bottle was empty she had an idea that we could take it and fill it up at the waterfall.  She is so hilarious when she tells stories and her mind is always thinking of some plan she wants to tell us about.  She always tells these stories in the most animated way with the biggest grin.  It is the cutest thing ever.

The hike itself was just under four miles, which isn't a super
long distance, but because of the tricky trails, it took us

longer than it probably normally would have.  The girls were very happy when we made it back to the playground area.  They were so tired, they didn't play too long and the two littlest fell asleep shortly after we hit the road.  It was such a fun weekend.  We absolutely love hiking together.  It is such a great way to spent time together and there are so many neat places to see around here.  Such a fun weekend!  We will definitely take the girls again!