{"id":1153,"date":"2008-02-09T23:34:27","date_gmt":"2008-02-10T07:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2008-02-09T23:34:27","modified_gmt":"2008-02-10T07:34:27","slug":"back-to-the-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/2008\/02\/back-to-the-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anna invited the boys and I to go on a hike with her this afternoon, and as Peter had to study it was a good chance to give him a quiet house for a while. All three carseats barely fit into her backseat, but Peter got them in there!<\/p>\n<p>Jerome said Sage Ranch was too long of a hike, and I agreed with him as they&#8217;d had a full day already getting to the Grand Prix &#8220;right after breakfast&#8221;! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 It was a warm and glorious day, but we could see snow on the mountains in the distance!<\/p>\n<p>Seth took quite a bit of coaxing to keep up with us as it was pretty much all uphill for the first half of the hike, but Auntie Anna had an I spy game for them to play, and then she played hide and go seek with them at the top, too! She&#8217;s such a fun person to be around, a light in our lives!<\/p>\n<p>She treated all of us to some frozen yogurt before taking us home again, and we got a glimpse of the sunset as we turned into our drive. Thank you so much for the fun times, Anna!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0888ps.jpg\" title=\" Can you see the snow? I see two precious boys!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0888ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Can you see the snow? I see two precious boys!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0892ps.jpg\" title=\" There, now you can see the snow!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0892ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" There, now you can see the snow!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0889ps.jpg\" title=\" The reservoir looked bluer than that\u2026\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0889ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" The reservoir looked bluer than that\u2026\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0894ps.jpg\" title=\" Anna caught a pic of me helping Seth off with his sweater!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0894ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Anna caught a pic of me helping Seth off with his sweater!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0896ps.jpg\" title=\" Jerome enjoyed throwing rocks down the hillside.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0896ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Jerome enjoyed throwing rocks down the hillside.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0897ps.jpg\" title=\" Seth enjoyed throwing rocks into the cement and making them \u201cexplode\u201d.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0897ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Seth enjoyed throwing rocks into the cement and making them \u201cexplode\u201d.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0900ps.jpg\" title=\" The cross within sight!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0900ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" The cross within sight!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0901ps.jpg\" title=\" Anna hiking with the boys!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0901ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Anna hiking with the boys!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0903ps.jpg\" title=\" Thank you for the hike and treat, Anna! It\u2019s just a treat to spend time with you!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0903ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Thank you for the hike and treat, Anna! It\u2019s just a treat to spend time with you!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0902ps.jpg\" title=\" The way to the cross\u2026I pray our boys will find it.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0902ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" The way to the cross\u2026I pray our boys will find it.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0904ps.jpg\" title=\" Jerome ran ahead of us and I liked how this frame looked.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0904ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Jerome ran ahead of us and I liked how this frame looked.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[crosshike]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0905ps.jpg\" title=\" The cross is just a symbol of our faith. It\u2019s a reminder that Jesus died for our sins, and it\u2019s empty to remind us that He also rose from the dead! What a glorious hope we have in Him!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0905ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" The cross is just a symbol of our faith. It\u2019s a reminder that Jesus died for our sins, and it\u2019s empty to remind us that He also rose from the dead! What a glorious hope we have in Him!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna invited the boys and I to go on a hike with her this afternoon, and as Peter had to study it was a good chance to give him a quiet house for a while. All three carseats barely fit into her backseat, but Peter got them in there! 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