On Saturday, my family decided to take a hike to the Wind Caves. My family definitely loves to eat, go to movies, sit and play games, and relax…BUT we always try to do some things that are active as well. Sometimes we run together, like we did for our Turkey Trot…and sometimes we shop together. (I totally count that as physical activity.) But on Friday, we hiked together.
I think this is SO important for parents! Helping your kids to get physical activity is crucial. It is really easy to let them sit and watch TV or play on the computer all day, but that isn’t doing much for their health.
We had a great time hiking, talking, and laughing…and of course taking all sorts of photos. Aren’t those cacti unreal? I think they are such weird plants. Don’t mind that I am the shrimp of the family.
Plus, when you get to spend time outside, you will probably find some amazing sights to behold. It is a gorgeous world out there.
The view from the top was awesome!
The scenery is so different from the pretty Utah landscape I am used to, but this is a definite desert kind of beautiful.
It was such a fun thing to do with the whole family! It definitely felt good to get moving after all sorts of Thanksgiving eating had gone down! Do you have fun ways to get your family moving?
My 10 year old son is realy getting into running and we are getting ready to do our 5th 5k in 4 weeks. It has been a blast sharing this activity with him.