Holden and Phoebe

Whew, what a weekend! Mom and dad took Phoebe and me on a backpacking trip to the NC mountains with the Venturing Crew that mom volunteers with. It was a great time, although I'm kinda sore today (darned arthritis!) and I must have gotten into some burs or something that left some itchy bumps on my head and neck (drat!). It's a small price to pay, though, for some quality time in the woods!! Phoebe had so much fun she could barely stand it. Here you'll find each of our top 7 (that's dog for top 10) favorite things about the trip as well as a couple of photos of us looking dashing in the backcountry. You can view all of our trip photos here. ~Holden

Holden's Backpacking Top Seven
(1) Helping clean up around the campsite (i.e., licking out the kids' oatmeal bowls)
(2) Drinking out of cool mountain creeks
(3) Getting to hang out in mom and dad's new hammock
(4) Being worshipped by four teens
(5) Getting loose from dad and scooting down a 10-foot bank to swim in a creek
(6) A good nap in the car on the way home
(7) Watching Phoebe get a bath - ha, ha!

Phoebe's Backpacking Top Seven
(1) Getting to share Holden's bed with him on the drive to and from the mountains
(2) Sleeping in the tent with mom, dad, and Holden (have I mentioned how much I love Holden?)
(3) Waking dad up at 4am to give him kisses
(4) Getting a bath when we got home - PSYCH, that sucked!
(5) Eating peanut butter for the first time
(6) Chewing on twigs, rocks, leaves, and all sorts of other stuff
(7) Smelling lots of new smells - the mountains ROCK!