Today we got up, had waffles (T's favourite on his days off) and packed into "Big Blue" for a day of adventure.  We decided to go to Miette, to do the Sulphur Ridge hike -

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=3125

It looks like, from this website that it's supposed to be about 2.5 hours one way, and we did pretty good, then - as we finished the hike in 5 hours - counting a little break right before the last push to drink and have some snacks. 

the weather was threatening rain, but none came.  It did make it perfect for hiking though, as no one was overheated, and we had brought jackets for once we got to the top of the hike.  I carried babe Meow most of the time in the ergo,

and T carried baby Uly (who weighs over 40 lbs), and although Anaia has hiked this before, she had a hard time, so I carried her for a bit in the ergo, too and then T ended up carrying her on his shoulders (she weighs about 54 lbs and he had on Uly and the heavy pack, too...)... 

Babe Meow ended up being carried by her big sister and brother every so often - sometimes because i had  Anaia, sometimes just because she's cute and they dote on her...

and Si pitched in and helped carry other people's backpacks who were helping...

 Luther helped with his cheerful grin and comments the whole time

- it was a family team effort!

And so worth the effort once we got to the top!

By the time we got back down to the bottom, my knees were shaking uncontrollably and my back was completely drenched as was the ergo, from sweat - i suppose this means it will be out of commission tomorrow while i wash...  But the littles were cheerful and we got some treats on the way home, and T made dinner while i uploaded picture to facebook :)...

What a perfect day!