Family Hike to Midnight Hole

Since it was so beautiful this weekend, Brent planned a hike for our family. We went to the Smoky Mountain National Park and did a 3 mile hike called Midnight Hole. The weather could not have been any better! It was a beautiful and clear day. It was right on the North Carolina/Tennessee border, so it took us about an hour to get there. We got there around lunch time and decided to do a picnic first! We cleaned up our food and started on the trail. Eli and Emma were thrilled to finally get to do a hike with their Daddy! Here they are walking with sticks they found on the trail:Edan had the best ride of all...He got to ride on Brent's back!

He loved, loved, loved it! Here here is basking in the sunshine!

Eli and Emma asked many questions about God creating everything. Eli said, "Emma, God even knows how many hairs are on your body and He already told me that I have 1,040." It was just awesome to listen to some of their conversations! I love to be out with them like this because it provokes such meaningful talk! Here they are walking up the trail trying to get to the top!:We stopped several times to look at something or to quench our thirst:Finally we made it and there was a beautiful view and waterfall: This is what we did when we got to the top, Emma found a good place to read her bible:

Eli enjoyed looking at the water:

Edan watched and listened to the water fall:

After a while, Edan wanted out so Brent gave him some hugs:And I was so delighted to be in the mountains hiking with all my children and my husband and actually enjoying it!

We had such a fun day sharing, laughing, and looking at all of God's amazing creation. Thank you, Brent for planning such a great family day!