We were given two hand-me-down hiking backpacks – one from Wendy & family and the other from a family in our building.

These backpacks are great. Claire & Rhys can sit comfortably inside them and have a nice view as we hike through some beautiful areas. We recently have ventured from the trails around our home to the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. There are great trails through this area with really pretty views. Claire & Rhys absolutely love walking so we let them free of the packs to walk the trails until they get too tired or get too naughty by running away from us 😉

The last hike we went on we packed a picnic lunch and sat in the back of the van to eat it. Claire & Rhys sat down so nicely and calmly to eat their lunch which was a real treat. We plan to do lots of hiking as a family.