* A couple months after my miscarriage, we went on a hike (that was named after a river, though we never reached it…) with some good friends.   I was amazed at how healing it was for me, yet again, to be out in nature, enjoying the beauty and people around me.  It made a powerful, lasting impression on me.

* One of my favorite parts about this hike was seeing 16-month-old Bubbers watch the brothers play with sticks. For the first time ever, he played with a stick! It was so cute and I loved how loyal he was to his little stick. :)

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Driving to the hike:

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Bubbers cutely learning to play with sticks for the first time ever:

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The people!

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Pictures that told me a story: