After dropping Mom off at the airport we headed over to Wenatchee to check out the . I'm not sure how I missed these growing up, but they're fantastic. We hooked up the trail-a-bike, checked our camelbacks, loaded up with snacks, and headed out for about an hour on the trails.

As we were pulling away from the car, a local came by so we chatted with him for a bit to the trailhead. He stopped to mount his helmet cam and wanted to get some footage of us since he thought it was a pretty cool. It was quite the climb going up, and I'm still getting used to the feel of having an extra 60lb on the back, so we ended up pushing the bike up the initial climb. Once that was finished we got into a groove and continued up for another 30 minutes before finishing a small loop trail up in the hills.

After a snack break and hanging out a bit we took the ride down which was really fun. I got scolded a bit and it went something like this "Dad, take it easy. You can go as fast as you want when you're by yourself, but remember you're not alone now" I complied and said that he was very correct and that I'd watch myself. Thankfully the rest of the trip went well.

The whole ride took a little over an hour and about 5 miles. A great intro to the trail, and he had a great time. We cruised down to the park by the river and did frisbee and the playground for a bit before heading back home via Steven's Pass ( for the single day tri-pass challenge ).

Today was also our first of two scheduled slumber-parties. Slumber party means we get to pick a movie, get some treats (H: gummy things Dad: chocolate covered things), grab some legos and head up to Mom/Dads room to watch, play and sleep. Beverley Hills Chihuahua was what he picked, and we built a small ferry boat to hold 4 matchbox cars. About 9pm we decided to hit the sack, and about 9:20 we decided he should just go sleep in his bed since he was being super fidgety. -- cjm