Baby & Toddler Hikes

I joined a group a few weeks ago called Colorado Mountain Mama's, which is a group consisting of mama's in the area who like to hike with their kiddos. It's been a great way to meet other like-minded women and their kids. I took Lochlan on a hike with one of the moms and her son a few weeks ago at Ute Valley Park here in Colorado Springs. It was a fast two mile loop and was a great time with Kelly and her son, Coen!

Today I took Gavin and Lochlan on a toddler hike with the group at Garden of the Gods. There were six moms, six toddlers and one baby (Lochlan). The toddlers got to climb all over the boulders and red rocks, play in the mud, slip around on the ice, etc. It was a 1/2 mile loop and was such a good time! Gavin had fun running around with all of the other kids and made it almost the entire way until the end before he had a meltdown. He was so muddy in the end that I had to strip him down for the car ride home, or else he would've been sitting in muddy clothes the whole way home!
Gavin is the kid in the front of the photo laying down with his back to the camera.