Top of the Mountain

I hiked to the top of Pine Valley Mountain the other day. Most amazing views I have ever seen.

Pine Valley Picnic

Kristi and I decided to take the kids and go to Pine Valley for a picnic.  It was a beautiful cool day and it is such an amazingly beautiful place.  The kids had a great time running around in the trees and playing. The ages of our kids are 12, 8, 6, 5, 3, 2, 2 and 1 plus Kristi is 36 weeks pregnant. We had quite the time.

Caleb, Will and Jackson

 

 Elise

 Will

 Kristi, Elise and Emma Lynn

 Me and Anna

 Jackson

 Anna and Jackson

 There were lots of black clouds in the sky with some big rumbling thunder and lightning but we didn't get rained on.

 Anna and Emma

 We decided to go for a little hike.

 Poor Jackson biffed it but it didn't slow him down. They all did good hiking.

 There were a bunch of neat trails through a grove of bushes and trees. Isaac bonked his head on a branch.

 Isaac standing next to the river.

Heading back up the hill. After our hike we went had a yummy picnic and played some more. The kids built a neat "lean to" fort out in the trees and then we went on a tour of the historical church in Pine Valley. It is an amazing building, so neat to see. Then we took the Utah Hill road home and saw Aunt Mildreds old house in Gunlock. Such a fun day and such a great Sister I have.

Bryce Canyon

 Monday morning of our Labor Day trip I decided to take the kids to Bryce Canyon before heading home. I put Anna in the backpack - she quite likes it.

 Jackson loves to climb on things.

 They liked looking of the points. This is Sunset Point.

 When we looked down at the Navajo Loop Trail they said they really wanted to hike it.  It's 1.5 miles and very very steep down and up. I told them we could hike a little because I knew I would end up carrying Jackson along with Anna.

 Heading down.

 Navajo Loop sign.

 Still going down. Isaac is up ahead - Jackson is still hiking good.

 A neat little window to look through.

 Isaac took our picture.

 I told Isaac he could hike a ways down by himself. You can see him on that switch back.

 We ended up hiking down with him though anyway and I jsut carried Jackson back up. A nice passer by took our picture.

 Back up at the top.

 I figured out how to use the timer on the camera.

 A fun time.

Then we started our long drive home. Isaac loves to take pictures out the window so here is one of them he took of the cows.

Labor Day Weekend at the Cabin

 We were actually supposed to go camping with the Dalleys but last minute Elise got sick so me and the kids headed up to Cannonville. My Mom and Dad were already up there and my cousins Bryce and Emily were going up too.

 My little cousin Torry Nelson that lives in Cannonville came up and played with Isaac a lot. They worked on this fort and had so much fun playing in it.

 Little Anna loved playing on the deck.

 Isaac loves playing with my camera and taking pictures of himself.

 My Dad and Torry

 Just leaving the Cannonville park.

 Me, my Dad, Torry, Isaac, Jackson and Anna decided to hike to the top of red rock.

 Our goal is that flag up there.

 We also decided that next time you have to be 5 or older to go.

 We made it! My dad Isaac and Jackson.

 I couldn't believe this turned out. I just held the camera backwards up over my head and took it of Anna on my back. I just realized she is sucking her thumb. Silly girl.

 Cannonville red rock is an amazing place I just love it.

 Hiking back down. The kids did good. It's quite the rock climb.

 My Dad is crazy. We were heading out to Sheep Creek (pronounced Crick) Dam to slide down it (which we sometimes do in an ice chest) and he decided to stop and see if the ice chest would roll down a steep hill with him in it. It wouldn't.

 Sheep Creek Dam

 It was such a beautiful evening.

 The kids had the best time playing here.

 Jackson and "Grandpa Jack" are such pals.

 Grandpa and Anna

 She laughed and laughed sliding down. She loved it.

 Jackson and Isaac racing down.

 Grandma is so fun, she wanted to ride with the kids in the back. Anna in the window.

 It was such a beautiful sunset.

 Isaac and Torry have so much fun playing together.

I didn't get my camera till right when they were done but the boys loved helping Grandpa smooth out the driveway with his homemade land plane.