Aaah, the Fresh Mountain Air

Last night the kids and I did a last minute hike in Logan Canyon. It was such a beautiful evening. I love to be in the mountains with that crisp air, the smell of forest, the hint of campfires and there were so many wildflowers in bloom. The kids are great hikers. Naomi loves to listen to fairytales while we hike and we even went so far as to each have a part telling Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It sure helps keep her mind off the steep climbing.
We took the Crimson Trail, which has got to be one of the most amazing trails in the canyon (at least it's one of my favorites) but didn't have time to finish.

The hiking alone would have made the night excellent, but to top it off check this out. It was great, last week I ordered and paid for my Dream Dinners online (12 six serving meals), scheduled a time to pick them up (last night at 9:00) and took advantage of their free assembly offer. So as we hiked, someone else made all of my meals and to top it off, when we picked them up (smelling of sun screen and insect repellent) we were given a box of Fat Boys!

Maybe some time this weekend we'll be able to get back on the trail and complete the whole thing. I'll probably need to go buy a new bottle of mosquito spray first, ours seemed to be a bit lacking in the effectiveness area :)

Happy Father's Day!!

The kids put together this music video for Kory as a Father's Day gift. They think he rocks!!

School's Out

The end of the school year was packed with all sorts of events. The kids had field trips, end of year parties, concerts and recitals. It was fun to see what they had been working on for the past few months.

We took a trip down to Borders to get some summer reading and as soon as we got home, the kids were out on the lawn reading their books. Hopefully that keeps up through the summer. Naomi chose a Junie B. Jones book and Gray picked the Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

And of course, taking it easy on the porch. Don't those big smiles say "School's Out!"