Swan Flat

We finally got out camping. For our first trip of the summer we got a bit of a late start so we were looking for a camp site at 8pm on a Friday night. I knew it would be crowded, but we were starting to loose hope by about 9:30. We tried a campground and then a bunch of unimproved areas then headed up Swan Flat Road, which is near Beaver Creek Lodge (Logan Canyon). We had just decided to look for ten more minutes before giving up when we happened upon a gorgeous spot although we didn't know how pretty is was until morning. It was great, Gray opened the tent door and I head him say "Wow, this is beautiful!".

Naomi was asleep by the time we found our campsite so she had s'mores for breakfast. Graysen told me he'd always remember eating dutch oven dinner at 11:30 at night.

I won't make too much of it since even the very thought of it makes me shudder, but there was one down side to our location. There were at least a million mosquito's and no, I hadn't purchased new repellent.

Yep, Kory was able to get a ride in and I got to drive the truck down to the highway. The kids say I am a much slower driver than Kory. We didn't get a whole lot of time to explore during this overnight trip, but I definitely want to go back to that same spot.

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!"

Naomi the Tag Runner

Although Naomi didn't race, she didn't just stand on the sidelines. When Gray crossed the finish line, Naomi walked over got involved. When I went to see what she was up to, she said that she had a job and needed to stay there, which she did for the next hour or so. As each racer crossed the line, someone would pull the tag off their back, write their finish time and hand the tag off to Naomi. She would then take the tag and a push pin over to the results board where it was posted. Thanks to Michelle and Karen for including Naomi!

Sherwood Hills Race

Saturday was Graysen's first race of the season. The morning started with scraping ice off the cars, a sure sign of an interesting day in the mountains. The younger groups were the first to race that morning. We got up to Sherwood Hills at about 8am and the sun was warming things up nicely. Of course this also meant the ground was warming up as well and Gray returned from his practice lap caked in mud. It was a tough race, but I think he had fun ending up coming in second place. After this, we ran home, grabbed some lunch and headed off to Health Days in Smithfield. Kory and Gray did the ten mile mountain bike ride while Naomi and I went to the park where there were all sorts of booths, games and concerts going on. It was a fun weekend.

Yep, It's Sprung

Spring, that is.

It's been so pleasant the past few days. We spent Saturday doing lots of errands (seems like every Saturday is like that) but we were able to spend some time outside and it was lovely. Graysen has moved into his full time shorts mode and Naomi is doing the same with flip flops.

We went up Logan Canyon Sunday afternoon and walked around Spring Hollow. It was gorgeous in the canyon and so very green. I love this time of year.

Seriously, what kid hasn't lived life on the edge by picnic table jumping.

And yes, Naomi did a little jumping of her own. (I'm loving my new camera by the way. Pictures like this would have been nothing but a blur with the old one.)