A Hike and A Campout with My Loves

First, I want to thank all of you for the sweet Anniversary wishes you left this week! I really appreciate that! :-)  Now, I'm going to share with you what we did for our 3rd wedding anniversary. 

My husband woke me up around 7:30 am Sunday morning.  He was excited to get on the road and I'm sorry to say that at that time in the morning, I was more excited to continue sleeping my bed.  I didn't get home until 12:30 the night before because I had the extreme privilege to photograph the birth of a baby.  So, needless today I could barely part my eye-lids when my husband pounced on the bed and told me it was time to go!

I groggily packed my stuff up {didn't have time the night before} and got into the truck thinking I'd have 2 hours to catch up on some sleep.  However, my body had a different plan- I was awake the whole time and didn't feel so tired! Hooray!

Daisy was so excited in the backseat with her head out the window. She loves car rides and she loves it even more when she sees us packing up the truck and she gets to come with us.  She knew we were in for an adventure that day and man did she rise to the occasion!

We got to our destination about 2 hours later and after spraying ourselves with bug spray, checking the back pack and my camera bag over one last time, and getting Daisy in her harness, we were off to hike!

We started off with the scenic route, which of course, I loved! I stopped a few times to snap some photos but before I knew it I had to securely store my camera in my bag because I would need both hands to climb the rock and root walls before us.

I was so nervous that Daisy wouldn't be able to make it up there, it looked really steep and I was worried she would fall and hurt herself.  Jarod went to check things out and as soon as he got pretty high up Daisy was beside herself! She was trying to figure out any way to get up there with him! She was whining and crying and then all of a sudden she started to drag {literally} me up the side.

And, so, we made it through 3 different patches of steep, scary, heart racing sections with our Super Dog!

We finally came to the main pathway which was SO much easier than where we came from.  We hiked another mile or so.  The air began to feel cooler and the sound of the waterfall grew louder.  I became so excited once we rounded the corner and saw this:

That was our end goal and we made it! Daisy played in the water {which was another surprise to us because she hates going for a walk in the rain because of the puddles! Seriously, we had Super Dog with us!} and we found a spot to relax and enjoy some lunch.  I don't know how long we were there for but we had cooled down and enjoyed the time together.  Eventually we worked our way back down the mountain and headed to our campsite.

We got a site near a beaver dam {which I didn't even take a picture of-silly me!}. Check out the view from our site.

Daisy was so happy to hang out and relax at our site. She loves being outside and apparently wants to live in the wild!

We grilled up some dinner, played a few games, enjoyed some beers by the campfire and I soaked up every loving minute with my man.  He had planned out and packed for this entire trip and I've never felt more loved or taken care of.

Eventually the sun went down and the rest of the night and the next day are moments that will remain all our own.  It was an amazing anniversary trip- one I'm sure I'll always remember!