My parents and siblings traditionally have breakfast up the canyon on Labor Day – and this is the first year we've been around to join them. Good food, good hiking (the kids are always up for an adventure!), good times!
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This was so much fun.
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I need to do it in baby steps.This was the first day I stopped at the walk through (with the huge jogger that won't fit through) and the kiddos went the rest of the way on their own.
Pathetic, I know… but don't count on me getting any better through the years. :)
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Yes, ready or not, school is in session, and here are a few things that prove it:
Back to school fondue night on Sunday . (Carter was so excited to have his own fondue fork, and didn't dip a single thing. :)Headed out to walk to school – the kids are loving it, I am missing the bus a little… although it is better now that we've figured out the shorter way to get there .
And, missing the McKellar's first day of school root beer floats for the neighborhood kids on their way home, we decided to share some at our house. No pictures of the madness… but it was fun!
The kids are liking their classes and teachers and the fact that lunch recess can be as long as your lunch is short (more soccer and 4-square)… I remember those days of scarfing down something and running outside! We are looking forward to a great year!
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Tricky business when you're only 17 months old.
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We had to spend the last Friday before school started doing something awesome… so, we spent the day exploring in the Kaysville nature preserve (explorer backpacks and explorer notebooks not optional, as explained at the many "team meetings" the kids organized over the phone…) and swimming at the cousins' pool. It was the perfect day of not rushing people around and enjoying the beautiful outdoors!
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For our family vacation this year we decided to take a 2 day camping trip to Tony Grove in Logan canyon. I wondered at our sanity when we first decided (it's been a while since we've camped somewhere other than our backyard and we've never done 2 nights!), and then wondered again getting everything ready — but it was absolutely wonderful. We had such a good time! We ended up with a great campsite where Meg could run and the kids could explore; we had great food, (although next time we'll bring triple the Oreos), the raft and the lake were so much fun (much better than this time), and we didn't get any cell phone reception whatsoever (so nice to have a break!). It was the perfect family trip! Prepare for picture overload – I just can't choose. (and that's with both of our phones – the only cameras we had – dying midway through the trip!)
We hiked around the lake – twice – and the kids found some great places to climb…
Nate took Zach "off-road" hiking up to the top of the ridge, while Meg fell asleep and the other kiddos blew up the raft all by themselves!
Hanging out at camp – Zach loved that fact that no one tells you not to de-bark a tree that's already fallen.
Morning hot chocolate
Meg loves wearing life jackets – even (especially!) when she's nowhere near the water. And when we did get in the water, Emma ended up so cold she was wearing life jackets on the shore just to get warm. (Where was her towel, you might ask? Someone who will remain nameless told me that they didn't remember anyone ever swimming in this lake… so towels weren't necessary. That someone ended up swimming in their clothes…)
Meg loved the endless supply of cheese balls (and dirt)…
And Nate got a much-needed chance to really relax – can't remember the last time he's had 48 + hours of that.
Grandma and Grandpa Adams drove up one night to bring some treats and hike around with us.
And Nate's phone charged enough to document that Ellie came with us on the trip just in time – right as we were (tearfully) heading out. (You can blame the girl's need for a photo on her crazy mother!)
We'll be back…
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Found our bathroom looking like this tonight after Zach had showered in it and loved it. :)We are so grateful we were able to find a fall baseball team for Zach that is nearby and that he is enjoying it so much!
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Mine does.
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