Our Hair-brained Idea

Nothing like the wind in your hair!




To ignite your sense of adventure!













If you are looking for a little more adventure than throwing rocks in the creek, you may want to brave a camping trip with two toddlers and two golden retrievers...good thing we decided to go on a river crossin', snake hurdlin', bug watchin' hike to wear out the adults...er, I mean kids.

After a much longer hike than anticipated... all the while anxiously watching the sun dip closer to the horizon, we made it off the trail (that would never end) just before dark... and cozied up to the campfire for hotdogs... but despite the long hike we still spent some time unwinding the kids before they would drift off to sleep.

And although I would like to share some awesome pics of our campsite and the fun that continued on the next day... somewhere around 5:30am, we were awakened by some crazy lightning! Since we were out in the middle of nowhere, perched up on top of a mountain, surrounded by trees... we decided there were probably safer places we could be to weather the storm. We broke camp in fifteen minutes and headed to the nearest coffee shop on our way home. Wouldn't you know it started pouring almost as soon as we got into the car?!

So the next time the wind starts blowing, and the itch to throw caution to the wind on our next adventure... I would advise you all to remind me to check the weather one last time... but hey, it is all part of the experience right? The boys didn't know any differently...and in fact, they seemed to think it was the thrill of the unknown...

Well, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger right? Well, that's what they say anyway...

~the Hightowerz