a slow spring hike

i let the kids use my camera here and there but usually it is really brief.

we went on a little hike last week and i let them take my old point and shoot camera and use it the entire time. 

i really want to see what pictures they took but the camera died near the end of our hike and i haven't charged it yet...it should be interesting, ha,ha.

i had so much fun observing them and how much they enjoyed taking pictures. 

we went at a lot slower pace because they wanted to take pictures of everything...when i say everything, i mean everything.  

there are probably 20 pictures of one ant walking across the path...i love it!!

the slower pace gave me time to take pictures of some of my surrounding also.

i love that with a camera you are able to see everything around you a little differently.

at the end of our hike we even saw a rattle snake...yikes!!!