Mt Baker Hike - Lake Ann Trail

We spent a glorious and beautiful morning up on Mt Baker yesterday with Katie, Steve, Natalie, and Sawyer. The hike was perfect ~ about a mile downhill to a blueberry meadow. All three big kids hiked the whole way down to the "blueberry promised land!"
In the pic above, Natalie is showing off the blueberry she'd just popped into her mouth! Owen, Kate and I were the hiking caboose because Owen stopped every couple of steps to pick berries and jump from/over/to rocks!

In the pic above, Kate is getting a juicy blueberry patch on her new pants! (BTW - did I ever tell you that she sits now?! She's growing so fast!)

In the pic below, Owen has blueberry lips!
Collin especially enjoyed the hike. He hiked all the way down and was the only kid to hike back up! Kevin toted Kate, Steve toted Natalie, Katie carried Sawyer, and I piggybacked Owen the mile straight back up. Congratulations, Collin (and thank you!)!
We enjoyed a picnic lunch of salami, cheese, crackers, apples, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!
This pic may not be too clear, but if you look closely, Natalie, Owen and Collin are Kings and Queens of the Mountain!
I love this picture with "Dancing Sawyer" in the background:
We picnicked on a creek bed, and after lunch and nearly an hour of berry picking, the kids took off their shoes, waded in the creek, and tossed rocks. Collin and Natalie dug a well in the rocks ~ Collin said he was looking for clams, and Natalie said the well was an oven, and she was baking apple crisps!
Sawyer and Kevin picked berries until they'd filled Sawyer's belly and a 20 ounce water bottle: