Zion

On Memorial Day, we went hiking in Zion with Jamie and Raymond Crane and their kids. We drove up and had a picnic on the lawn at the Zion Canyon Lodge and then went a few places. It's been 2 1/2 years since we went camping there, so the kids didn't remember a whole lot. They had fun at the riverwalk and weeping rock. Ella was ecstatic about riding the bus. We rode on several. At Weeping Rock, there was a little stream and the kids caught some tadpoles in it! They had a blast. We bought a year long National Parks pass, so we plan on going back soon!
Lunch!



Matt getting a drink from Weeping Rock


Nick enjoying a small shower from Weeping Rock


Matt enjoying the view.

Nick the adventurer!

Ella the nature girl!

Recent Activities

I know it's been a while since I posted, and I apologize profusely for that.
Here are our most recent activities:

Matt and Baseball

Nick's solo in the "3 Piggy Opera"


We went to Pine Valley yesterday and cooked hot dogs and dutch oven potatoes for dinner. Ella decided that she wanted to open the new bottle of mustard for me. Only, she didn't know how and used her mouth. When she finally got it open, she ended up with a mouth full of mustard. She had just started to like mustard before this, and not surprisingly doesn't like it anymore.


The other thing that going wonderfully is our garden. This year, all of the kids are in charge of a certain number of plants.

Matt is in charge of the tomatoes both red and yellow varieties-


Nick is in charge of all the sweet bell pepper plants (red, yellow, and chocolate)-


I am in charge of the bib lettuce, white and red onions, the sweet basil, and italian basil. (You can't really see the basil because it's hiding behind the onions.)


Ella is in charge of some strawberry plants in the front yard and they are very low maintenance. So usually while we are weeding, she is in charge of Bruiser.

Or is it Bruiser is in charge of Ella? Either way, they keep each other entertained!