We drove by a rock outcropping a few days ago and met the owner of a rock climbing company. That's when Sierra and Chase decided they were up to a rock climbing challenge and went for it. Yesterday, Elise and I watched our 9 year old daughter and 18 year old godchild scale a 60 foot escarpment multiple times. As with most parents, there comes a time when you realize your babies are getting older and more independent. We are so happy to be experiencing this part of our life with our kids and godchild. The golden years are now, not when we retire!
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| Sierra is applying chalk to her hand so that she can scale the rocks like a pro. |
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| This is Sierra using her own skills to climb the cliff. She only had the safety rope in case she fell or wanted to rappel down in exciting fashion. |
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| Amazing to think she did this with her own will to succeed. Activities like this are great for a child's self esteem. Sierra climbed to the top 3 times and Chase 6 times. |
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| We are so proud of Sierra's fearlessness. |
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| Chase scaled some of the extremely difficult portions of the cliff which were past vertical. |
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| We met Marie from Munich, Germany and she climbed with Chase and Sierra. She has been down in Central America for 5 months now. She loves Central and South America a lot. |
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| Sierra was all smiles after her rock climbing adventure. She claims to have found a new hobby. |
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| Marie climbed to the top and did say it was very difficult. |
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| This smile is worth a thousand words. |
Love seeing these pictures! Chase has biggest smile on his face ever! And Sierra...so impressed with how daring she is!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing these pictures! Chase has biggest smile on his face ever! And Sierra...so impressed with how daring she is!
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