Bryce Canyon

Mommy and the kids went on a road trip to Utah again this year. We went to Bryce Canyon this time and did quite a hike down the Navajo Loop Trail. We went down a steep 1/4 mile trail down to where there was a rock slide last year and could not go any further. I had Olivia on my back in a backpack, so that added an additional 35 pounds. Luckily for me when we got to the bottom, she wanted out and she actually ran back up the trail. I had to keep yelling at her to stop and wait for me and to get away from the edge. She thought it was quite amusing to stand about three switch-backs above me and look at me from the very edge. That girl is going to give me a heart attack. Emily on the other hand stayed with me on the way back up and kept checking on me every 10 feet. "Are you okay mom? Want some water mom? Do you need to rest?" She's very sweet, but I wasn't that pathetic. I held my own quite nicely thank you.

Happy 4th of July!

We had a quiet 4th of July this year. The kids' Uncle Doug & Aunt Mel came over as well as Grandma & Aunt Nene. We BBQ'd and then had a fire and smores. The kids went to bed by 8pm and Mommy & Daddy packed for the kids trip with Daddy to go see Nana & Papa.

Beach Day!

We went to the beach Sunday. Yeah! Olivia did not want to go at all. She kept whining "No Beach!" She loves the pool, but the ocean scares her. We convinced her to go by telling her there would be lots of sand to play in. This day was the first time she let daddy take her not only near the water, but they went in the water up to Daddy's waist. She loved it. She even went for a ride on the boogie board and was not upset when she wiped out and rolled through the waves getting covered in sand. A good time was had by all.

My Boy Scout....

Nathan had a Boy Scout picnic on Saturday. He received his tiger badge and all the final beads and belt loops he earned this year. The Boy Scouts are having a graduation ceremony in August and that's when he will get his new neckerchief and hat.