Starting off right

We started 2009 off right by going camping out at Enchanted Rock (one of our favorite spots). It was beautiful and warm, until the sun went down, after which the temperature went down about 30 or 40 degrees. And with the burn ban, there was only the lantern to warm our hands by. Anyway, the next day dawned even warmer, so it was spent hiking and hanging out. Here's a couple of shots from our outing.

Some more fooling around with the camera.

The sky was so clear. These are the brighter stars in the sky. I'm surprised at how well they showed up, especially since it wasn't a really long exposure. We could even see the milky way.

Nate took the bigger kids hiking (we went with some friends - those are the unfamiliar children). They hiked to the top of the Rock and then around to a cave on the back side.

It's either a little windy, or really steep, or both!

I took the two littler girls on a small hike. They were troopers.