Barefoot at Burfoot

My kids have been wanting to go to Burfoot park ever since we've moved back, but first we were waiting for good weather, and then we were waiting for Regan's ankle to get strong enough. So we finally decided that today was our day. We called some new friends of ours and invited them to meet us there. We took a picnic lunch and ate as soon as we got there. Then we hiked through the woods down to the beach. That's my favorite part. It is probably my favorite hike in the world. You're walking through trees that are hundreds of feet tall and there are places where the trees are so dense that you can't even see the sky. The hike is relatively short, but it's just gloriously beautiful. The tide was out, so we were able to find some little crabs and clams. Cooper wanted to crawl around but I was afraid he would cut himself on the barnacle-covered rocks. The kids took their shoes off and waded around for awhile. It was a lot of fun. There was a big golden retriever there, swimming in the inlet, chasing rocks. It was fun to watch him. Hayden was throwing rocks out as far as he could and the dog would go swimming off to find them. He definitely got some exercise! It reminded us all of Heidi, our dog that died in April. The kids all had great behavior and we enjoyed our visit to the beach. Sorry, no pictures.