We just came home from two weeks in Black Butte. We spent one week with the Grubbes and the next week with Mandi and Gretchen. At the end of the two weeks we went on a big hike up to see the Tan MacArthur rim. This may have been one of our worst parenting moments yet. When we got to the trail head we were attacked by mosquitoes and raced to put on the repellent. A smart parent would have said, "maybe we should just get back in the car and skip this hike because of the hundreds of mosquitoes eating us." No! Not this crew. Instead someone said, "the mosquitoes will be better on the trail." Really, that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. We were heading towards a lake! But we all started on the trail and did not stop until we had hiked about 3 miles with 12 children. Ruby made it all the way! We were eaten alive at the lake and could not stop moving to enjoy the gorgeous surroundings. The next day we counted about 75 mosquito bites on Mikey. Max had about 30. The pictures are classic and this hike will always be remembered!
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