Of all the ways to kick off a weekend morning, I think a morning hike may be my all-time favorite. 
Before bed last night, Ryan and I discussed taking Sadie out to Weikwa Springs to hike our favorite nature trail if the weather was right.
We awoke to the sun shining brightly through our bedroom window and to Weikwa we went!
Before leaving, I had a quick breakfast of Chobani 2% Greek yogurt, topped with a handful of cereal.
I usually buy the 0% Chobani (fat free) because my grocery store doesn’t supply the 2%, but I may have to scout out the 2% variety at other stores. I am a sucker for thick and creamy yogurt, and this definitely fit the bill. I bet it would be a phenomenal base in my yogurt mousse!
After a 20 minute drive, we arrived at Weikwa Springs ready to tackle our favorite trail, the orange blaze!
Sadie was amped!
Before embarking on our hike, we had to take our typical hiking family photo! 
Other hiking family photos:
Then we were off!
Sadie led the way in her way-too-big Santa Paws’ Little Yelper t-shirt. 
Can you see her? She’s the teeny red dot of a dog. 😀
We had a great time enjoying the beautiful weather and posing seriously important questions like “If Sadie were one of the seven dwarfs, which one would she be?”
Dopey, definitely.
Or maybe Happy. 
(It’s puppy Sadie! 🙂 )
We then spent a good 10 minutes trying to remember the name of the Debbie Downer dwarf.
Grouchy? (My guess.)
Grumbles? (Ryan’s guess.)
Grumpy! YES!
We trucked along the orange blaze trail loop for five miles, eventually returning to the trail head.
As we hopped into Ryan’s car to head home, we had Starbucks on the brain.
Fortunately we drove past a Starbucks within 5 minutes of leaving the state park, and stopped in for his and hers Frappuccinos… mocha light for me and chai for Ryan.
I placed my order first and when the barista asked Ryan if he would like his Frappuccino “light” as well, he replied, “No thanks. Extra fat, please.”
I think she delivered because he got loads of whipped cream which he let me share. 🙂 Whipped cream is my home boy.
We just arrived back at our apartment and have some chores and errands on our to-do list for today. I’m also hoping to make a fun dinner tonight but have no real clue what I’m feelin’ just yet.
Only time will tell!
![\"Quantcast\"/](\"//pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-1e3-7hOJ_U8Bg.gif\")
cutest family ever! puppy sadie is soooo cuteeeeee, i wish pets stayed small forever
Lol- that sounds like what Craig says. I swear whenever we order coffee, it’s like the opposite of what people think. I always get ‘iced coffee- black, no cream, no sugar.’ and Craig’s order is something along the lines of ‘white chocolate peppermint mocha, extra whipped cream’- haha! love it. He gets the girly drink, I get the ‘manly’ drink 😀
Oh, I love Sadie’s shirt- so cute!
It cracks me up how you guys hold Sadie like a small child! My dog would be flipping out if I tried holding him on my hip like that!
I’m jealous of your mild winters and ability to go hiking year-round!
What a fun tradition you all have with that nice weather and all 🙂 LOVE Ryan’s comment- my hubby would have said the same! haha
Your vest is so cute! I’m jealous you are outside hiking today! Have a great day!!
Your hike looked so great! I went on one yesterday too but not nearly as green and warm 🙂 Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
Sadie is so precious! She looks like she’s the happiest little dog in this world =]
Haha… love Ryan’s response to the barista. That’s something my dad would say!
Sadie looks too cute! 🙂
Hiking is so fun and your family picture is so cute!
Sounds like a wonderful way to start the day. What a cute little family:) Sadie is super adorable!!
Puppy Sadie looks ADORABLE!
so fun! I want to hike over my winter break up here in PA. Hopefully there will be a day that isn’t too cold. The mountains make everything even colder!
i WISH we had mountains!
hahaha love the ‘extra fat’ line!
Sadie is sooo adorable!!!!!! Hope ya’ll have a great Sunday!!!!
I can never decide between the “healthier” Starbucks drink or the one with whipped cream. I think we have the exact same taste buds, because I loooove whipped cream too!
i always order the “light” one b/c i think they taste the same as the full-fat ones… and then if they ask me if i want whipped cream, i take it as a sign and say yes. 🙂
Awww, cute family picture!!!
Extra fat…love it! That’s something my husband would say!!
Jen
I love family pictures!
I must have said this a thousand times, but I’ll say it again: Sadie is so so so cute!!!!
Haha Ryan’s funny! 😛
Thatlast picture of Sadie is perfect!!! It just needs a caption like “Do you know how it feels to be this happy?” It’s so cute 🙂
haha love that picture of sadie! and she looks so tiny in ryan’s arms! we do the same thing with our pooch – think of weird questions. The latest one was what kind of car we thought he would drive. We couldn’t decide but determined some kind of convertible would be a necessity since he loves sticking his head out the window 🙂
that is hysterical! ryan is in the shower right now, but when he gets out i’ll ask him that about sadie. i’m thinking a bug… probably bright yellow.
I just went camping at Weikwa last weekend!
Your lil family is too cute! 🙂 Just discovered your blog a few days ago and I LOVE it!
This has nothing to do with your posts but I just have to ask – is this your natural hair colour? Do you get highlights, I mean. I LOVE your hair so I just have to know….
thank you! it is my natural hair color. i’ve never dyed it.
Such a cute picture!! I miss taking hikes! Great weekend idea!
Hahaha, I definitely just laughed out loud at Ryan’s frappuccino comment!
What a fun hike! Love the picture that goes up Sadie’s nose, haha 🙂
today the the grocery store the woman who rang up my gerber puffs said ” dont you kids love these? mine go through package a week.”
i am 20. i have no children. haha
have you tried the sweet potato puffs?
i LOVE the apple cinnamon but im not sure how ill feel about the sweet potato flavor.
LOL… that’s what i had today!!! the sweet potato puffs are the BEST flavor! this was my first time trying them and i LOVED them.
Julie – I just discovered your blog and I absolutely love it! Sadie is pretty much the cutest thing ever – usually I don’t like when dogs have clothes, but she looks adorable in her t-shirt 🙂 How do you guys keep up with her? She seems like she never runs out of energy!
If the red light on Sadie’s nose was a little lower she would be a ringer for Rudolph!
hahaha.. I love the “amped” photo of Sadie. a good choice for a fagan christmas card with her flash-enduced “reindeer” nose 😉
Grumbles haha. I know I comment this every time, but Sadie just cracks me up!! I love how she gets so excited and takes off but then realizes she can’t see her parents :)…favorite part of hikes with the Fagans!
Yeah I never buy the 0% Chobani, 2% is muuuuch yummier! 🙂