Memorial Day Weekend
We had a great weekend. We went to St. George with the Topham family. They were kind enough to invite us to stay at their grandmothers beautiful home. We arrived late Friday night and then on Saturday morning Karin and I dragged the dads and kids out of bed to go hike at Zion's National Park. Here are some pictures from our hike...
this last one is of a small waterfall that was trickling down, we had to hike under it to continue on our trail. It was very cool. We were amazed by the red rock, it was so pretty and different. It was a busy day at the park so we saw a lot of hikers, but that didn't stop the wildlife from coming out. One man caught a lizard and let our kids pet it, and there was a spot where we found a ton of tadpoles.
On Sunday we found a church building to go to then came home and relaxed. Then that evening we went to the home of one of Paul's friends. They lived on the most peaceful piece of property. They had horses, chickens, goats, fruit trees (the cherries were great)four-wheelers, and loads of kids and playground equiptment. Oh and a porch swing that i enjoyed sitting in and listening to the sprinklers. I grew up next to a cow farm with lots of land and the sound of those huge sprinklers reminds me of home. It was so peaceful that our little rambuncious Maddy actually took an hour nap on my lap. Rylan got to milk a goat and pick up freshly laid eggs. He also got to ride their horses Stang and their mule Pepper. He was an old pro since he rides his Papa's horses. Lena and Shelby were a bit nervous at first to ride them, but Lena seemed just content with riding on the back of her Rylan! Both she and Shelby later got used to it and didn't want to stop.
Scott introduing Maddy to Pablo..he was a bit skitish around kids.
On Monday, Karin Shelby and I went shopping at the outlet malls. We cleaned up on Tuesday then headed home. What a nice time we had away from home! Thanks Paul and Karin!
this last one is of a small waterfall that was trickling down, we had to hike under it to continue on our trail. It was very cool. We were amazed by the red rock, it was so pretty and different. It was a busy day at the park so we saw a lot of hikers, but that didn't stop the wildlife from coming out. One man caught a lizard and let our kids pet it, and there was a spot where we found a ton of tadpoles.
On Sunday we found a church building to go to then came home and relaxed. Then that evening we went to the home of one of Paul's friends. They lived on the most peaceful piece of property. They had horses, chickens, goats, fruit trees (the cherries were great)four-wheelers, and loads of kids and playground equiptment. Oh and a porch swing that i enjoyed sitting in and listening to the sprinklers. I grew up next to a cow farm with lots of land and the sound of those huge sprinklers reminds me of home. It was so peaceful that our little rambuncious Maddy actually took an hour nap on my lap. Rylan got to milk a goat and pick up freshly laid eggs. He also got to ride their horses Stang and their mule Pepper. He was an old pro since he rides his Papa's horses. Lena and Shelby were a bit nervous at first to ride them, but Lena seemed just content with riding on the back of her Rylan! Both she and Shelby later got used to it and didn't want to stop.
Scott introduing Maddy to Pablo..he was a bit skitish around kids.
On Monday, Karin Shelby and I went shopping at the outlet malls. We cleaned up on Tuesday then headed home. What a nice time we had away from home! Thanks Paul and Karin!
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