Provo Falls....Again.

This time...it's with the kids...and their friends....

Corbin brought Bryan and Chantel brought Ciara this time. We were happy that they all came along. However, it wasn't the best day as far as the weather goes. It sprinkled on us now and then, but the rain held off, and we were grateful for that.

I just liked the rock...so I took a pic. :)

The river.

Here is Corbin....without a cell phone....AMAZING!

Channy thought it was a blast.

The kids all decided they wanted to go to the other side of the river...Rick and I didn't go....Too Cold for us.

It was so good for them to get out, climb, and enjoy nature.
Here Corbin and Bryan climb under an over hang to see the waterfall up close and personal.
Poor Caira lost her flip flop on the way back. She went after it until I freaked out. She only weights about 65 lbs, and I could just see her going over the falls. In this pic Chantel helps her back because she doesn't have a shoe anymore.

Bryan and Corbin at the falls. This pic is worth a 1000 words. It really shows their true personalities. Bryan, quiet and shy....Corbin, a show off and a goof.

Below Channy and Caira.

Chantel and I took turns piggy backing Caira back to the car....No shoes....

Here I am taking my turn. It was a great time.

Until...Rick lost the keys....We found them here in these rocks...Thank goodness.

Friday Flashback

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The Park

Riley, and the rest of us at the park

The other day Channy and I went to the park with my sister Kristi, my Mom, and my niece's Kylee and Riley (my sister Star's girls) Riley is so freakin' cute I could just eat her. Anyhow, we had a great time. Here are some of the pics.

My Mom and Riley

Kristi, Me, and My Mom

Kylee, Kristi, Mom, Riley, And Channy

Love, love, love Kylee's hair.

They are so cute.

Kylee wouldn't do anything but go round and round. I had to beg her to do anything else.

Channy just loves her cousins.

Kylee did end up going to see the birds at the pond. We all had a good time. We need to do it again.

Corbin's Friends

How many football players does it take to make Mac n' Cheese?

Well, looks like.....3

A.J., Nick, and Corbin

Rush just sits and waits....guess he just does the heavy lifting?

Ummmm, yummy....A.J. loves Mac n' Cheese. He always makes it when he comes over. I'm out now, so I'm gonna need some more.


A.J. and Corbin have made some horrendous messes with Mac n' Cheese in the past. Here A.J. does clean up. No boiling over messes today, YEAH!

This is why my food bill is so much and my bathrooms are never clean. I have four words for these boys....Aim For The Center!

We also did some measuring yesterday. A.J. has hit about 6' 3" 180 lbs., Corb about 6' 1", 165 lbs., and Rush 6' 4" 270 lbs. They are gettin' to be some big'uns. We didn't measure Nick. I don't think he's hit is growing spurt.

Chow down Corb.

They really are fun boys, and we're happy to have them around. They had a bunch of girls over and then spent the night (just the boys, ha, ha.) Then they were off to Football early this morning.

Dance

Hip Hop

Ok, when Channy said she wanted to take Hip Hop class I was a little taken back. I mean....it's dance. She's a tomboy. But, I just smiled and said, "Umm, OK." But she went to class, and she seemed to like it, or at least her teacher Whitney. These are pics from her recital. It was....kids dancing and stuff. Anyhow, we went to support her and we love her....just the way she is. :) Above: Grandma Dorman, Channy, and me (Tiff)

Channy and Whitney her teacher. Channy in the center. Channy quit dance....I saw that one coming...

Day Date

Provo Falls and Lofty Lake Loop Trail

Rick and I ended up on a date together this weekend quite by accident since we asked our kids if they wanted to come.....and they didn’t. Channy was reading Breaking Dawn, Challis went to church with Melissa, and Corb, “Just didn’t feel like it.” So, off we went to the Uintah’s.....and we had a blast without them. It’s roughly a 2 hour drive from our house to Provo Falls which is where we went first. Provo Falls is beautiful. If you’ve never been I highly recommend you stop, take in the breathtaking views, dip your toes in the water and take some pics.

Then we were off on a hike that we’d never done before, and it was amazing. Lofty Loop is a trail that starts across from Pass Lake. It’s about 4 miles long and you could take the kids if they're adventitious kids. It gets rocky in some areas, but I did see a 4 year old with her dad, and she seemed to be doing just fine on this class 2 hike. Lofty takes you through an amazing meadow that I’m sure was filled with flowers about 2 weeks ago. However, we did see some flowers. Then the trail takes you past 4 different lakes that are breath taking. Below is a map of the trail in yellow. I also added some links if you are interested in other hikes in Utah.

http://www.summitpost.org/route/164228/Lofty-Lake-Loop-Route.html

http://utahhikes.net/home.shtml

Lofty Lake Loop

After the hike we went to Mirror Lake and ate a picnic dinner. It was fun to just relax, and watch the canoes and fishermen. On our way home we stopped at Taggert’s Diner and got some yummy dessert. It was a fabulous date...thanks baby. :)

Friday Flashback

Baby Pictures

These are some of my earliest pictures. The pictures are taken June of 1969. So, I was about 2 months old. My mother is the same age as Corbin in theses pictures, and that really freaks me out. I can't even go there in my head. My mom looks cute, but I must have been grumpy and irritated from the start from the looks of these pictures. :) Ya know it's not easy having a 15 year old mother....all they want to do is sleep. (Just kiddn' Mom. I just couldn't help myself.)

The picture below was always in my grandmother's house, and I never really thought of it as being me. Kinda strange.




My mother as a blond freaks me out too. But they really are cute pictures of her.