Hikers-in-training

(above pic--these meadows of wildflowers were all along the hike in pockets. reminding me of God's beauty in unexpected rugged terrain)

We spent Memorial Day at our favorite Oklahoma hiking spot, the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. We spotted buffalo, longhorns, turtles and plenty of lizards! Pop joined us for our outdoor excursion and we hiked over 3 miles. The pics don't show the rugged part of the hike (probably because I was concentrating on not falling instead of snapping pics) and the twins did great! They hung in there for the whole hike...and loved every minute of it! Chatty Abby talked the ENTIRE hike (don't know where she gets that from!)...she kept telling the hikers behind her to "follow her Barbie" (thank you Kirby and Aunt GoGo). George perfected his proper use of the hiking stick and the skill of not falling while decending. We enjoyed a picnic lunch on the top of a beautiful peak. Pop was very pleasantly surprised that G&A made it the whole way! Tough little hikers-in-training!!

The mountain behind Abigail is the one we hiked.
The beginning of our hike.

Target shooting...George turns everything into a gun these days.
Beautiful landscape.

Another hiker said this is our state lizard?? He was very colorful and fun to watch!
Taking a rest...