Seven Years Later

Maplewood State Park.  

It's a Pull family tradition.  They have made an annual trek to the park and up to the viewing area each fall since Joe was a child.  

The last time we hiked (2006) with the Pull family was when our family looked like this:

Xandra was about one month old

and this is who was there:

Joe, Trisha, Xandra; Laura, Ryan, Cora; Beth & Josh; Tim & Mary

In 2013, the trek up to lookout hill looked like this:

Laura and Ryan invited the church youth group along for the afternoon.

Joey and Joe; Ryan and Lucy

Evie, Cora, Xandra, Theia, Tikvah, Aliyah, Gramps

Evie, Cora, Grace, Lucy, Xandra, Theia, Tikvah, Joey, Aliyah

Aliyah, Trisha (with Isaiah), Xandra, Theia, Joey, Tikvah, Joe

Seven years later, this is the crew that was present (minus the youth group):

Grandma Mary, Trisha (with Isaiah), Lucy, Evie, Joey (hidden beind Evie), Cora, Aliyah, Grace, Laura, Theia, Gramps, Ryan, Tikvah, Joe and Xandra

After a rest and group pictures, this is what the trek down the hill looked like:

Gramps performing stunts,

the girls discovering a toad

and snacks and drinks at the bottom.