Summer is Here

Well, Summer has officially arrived from the Franklin household, as I finished up my seminary semester one week ago. God also seemed to have planned to have the weather take a serious turn toward SoCal at this same time because it has been incredibly nice out lately. To celebrate, this past Friday I took Matthew to Multnomah Falls, and he and I hung out and hiked. Some of you may remember that I took him there a while ago, and he wanted to walk up to the bridge without holding my hand. I let him do this, and I just walked next to him. I got several chiding looks from other parents, but I knew Matt could handle it, and he did.
This time Matthew walked to the bridge and beyond. I held his hand only when we crossed the bridge. Most of the time Matthew was saying, "Daddy, watch you." What he really was saying was, "I want you to watch me instead of doing this with me. Pretty independent, but we were able to come to an understanding.
All in all, it was a blast. Here are some of the pictures I took.