Utah Part 3!

Our next adventure was back to Zion but this time it was just the five of us. We hiked part way up the Narrows (one of my all time favorite places). It is a water hike up a slot canyon. The kids did great considering how difficult it was for their little feet to find footing in the water. It is so beautiful there!



Feeling the waterfall


Fun family picture








On the shuttle


Mom trying to be helpful (I am a bit clumbsy myself)


After that we went to Lake Powell. Dev thought this would be fun, I thought he was crazy. The five of us sleeping on our little boat.. and how do we get our 15 month old to stay put??? But guess what, it was the highlight of our trip... I had so much fun, the kids loved it, and Kinley stayed in her little spot and slept all night... So in this case, I have to say... Devin was right :). Lake Powell is amazing, it is so beautiful there!

This is where Kinley slept


The two older ones slept in the bow


Dev slept on the floor, and I was on the bench next to him


So pretty










Breakfast Time




Tubing


Kasen Cliff Jumping


Kaya Cliff Jumping







Worn out!


And to finish our time in Southern Utah, I got to take a girls weekend to Las Vegas with my college roomies. We had a blast, eating, saw Le Reve, and talked and talked and talked... Miss these girls! (not sure why the pics are so small)

The 4 of us together again

Ally

Tera and Jodi

So fun!!

Utah Tour part 2

After the fun weekend, we stayed in St. George. Devin worked from home that week so the kids and I swam A LOT (Its nice to have a pool in the backyard!). Dev played when he was done working which was great since it was 114 degrees outside! We could have swam at 3:00 in the morning and still been hot. The kids had fun and are truly little fish, all three love the water so much!



Kinley learned to jump in, and loved it. She did it over and over again.


Daddy and his girls


Sorry Grandpa, did you want to rest? They loved being around both him and Kathy!




We also got to celebrate the 4th while we were there. St. George celebrated Independence Day on the 3rd since the 4th landed on a Sunday (still don't understand, but oh well). So on Sat. the 3rd we went to the park and did all the fun festivities (jumpers, swings, slip and slide, train ride etc.) We got to hang out with my high school/college friend Jodi and her family that night for dinner. The kids had fun playing and fun for is to watch our kids play. We then met Grandpa and Kathy for fireworks.















Waiting for the fireworks to start






On Sunday, the actual 4th we went up to Dewayne's cabin and had dinner up there with family. We stayed the night and once again had so much fun (I will keep saying it). We fished, played in the river, rode the 4-wheelers, and loved spending quality time with he ones we love!

Crossing the river




Fishing





All 7 of us took a ride on the two 4-wheelers, super fun!







Love love love this picture!! My sweet Grandma and her twin

Our Utah Tour Part 1

We were in Utah for three weeks and had so much fun. I have a ton of pictures so I am going to break it up and put a little up every few days. We started the adventure off with Devin's college friends and their families. The wives and kids stayed at my dad's while the guys did a crazy 20ish hour canyoneering trip in Zion. The ending repel was over 500 feet long... yikes! They were too fast and were done before we got up there to see them repel. So we played in the river with the little ones for a while...

Kinley loved this little water fall, no fear!


Zion is so beautiful, I suggest everyones gets there at some point!


Grandpa and Kasen


MMMM everything in the mouth

This was an everyday activity, thanks Grandpa for keeping them safe!

Three little ones only a month apart from eachother, they were so cute playing!!

Simple Happenings around our house

I love these three faces so much!


Kinley's new favorite activity... going through the doggy door!




Kasen at gymnastics



I was so proud, matching hairdos for the girls


This was a big deal! Kaya lost her first tooth and the next night she lost her second one. She is so excited!


Fun times with friends


We see this face often around here


Kaya's last day of preschool, I can't believe she will be in Kindergarten next year! This is her very favorite teacher and her best friend Kendra