Hiking in a Storm

Last weekend, we went to Blacksburg for a quick visit.

On Saturday, we ate dinner at Macados with David and Amanda and their girls.  It was a "kids eat free" night.  After dinner, all the kids and dads went swimming in the hotel pool.  The water was too cold for me.  Our local pools are like bath water now.

On Sunday morning, we ate breakfast at Gillie's (delicious) and then walked around campus.

Chris and I met while working at the library at Virginia Tech.  Here we are back where we started.

Lydia loves posing for pictures.

We went hiking at Cascade Falls

It was beautiful, especially when the sun was shining.

A group shot.

I hiked this trail as a child and a college student and now a mom.

A little water fall.

Josiah started out walking with me and then with Chris.  I think he figured out it was more fun to walk with an older cousin than his parents and he was very happy to walk with Claire.

In front of Cascade Falls.

Just our immediate family.

David and family.

Once we started walking away from the falls, we could hear thunder in the distance.  I asked Amanda, who was a girl scout leader, "What do we do on a hike in a storm?"  She answered, "We keep going until we get to a cave we can wait in."  Once it started raining, she kept telling Lydia and Lucy, "Hurry up. Don't run."  We reached the cave after getting moderately wet.

We waited about 30 minutes for the storm to pass.

It would have been nice to look at the radar on our phones, but we didn't have service.

When I asked Lydia her favorite part of the weekend, she said, "Hiking with Lucy."  The cousins all had fun being together.

We met Chris' aunt and uncle for lunch at Boudreux.  I forgot take a picture of Mike and Ieda.  It was so nice to see them.  Lunch was delicious.  The kids loved it also.