All I wanted for my birthday was mountains(or as close as you can get to them in Oklahoma) and a fall family picture.

My husband drove me all of the way to Ouachita Mountains and back in one day.

Long drive but I was happy to be there.

I would move there in a heartbeat.

It is always a good idea to make sure you don’t forget the tripod if one of your goals on a trip is a family pic.

I ended up balancing my camera on my camera bag and even on the hood of our vehicle.

Oops.

We went on lots of short hikes which is a little bit different than what we used to do but such is life with a toddler.

Maybe next time we can stay the night and get some more hiking in.

And yes, I did think it was odd that I wanted to stay in a vehicle with 5 kids all day for my birthday.

HA!