THE GEAR FAMILY: May 2009

Carter loved Larry and Beverly's swing set. I am thinking we may need to invest in another one of these. He had a ball and loves being up the canyon as much as we do.

This is a first for Bridger- Dad told him he could pee on the fire before we left. He thought that was the funniest thing ever and laughed the whole time he did it...............and all the way home too!!

Dad caught a fish on his first cast. The kids were so excited, they all grabbed their fishing poles and tried to caught fish too.

Caroline is not a fan of shoes. It is not uncommon to catch Caroline running around without shoes and socks on- No matter where we might be!!

Bridger helping Dad get sticks for the fire.

Kaitlyn and Dad trying to start the fire.

More fun on the swings.

This is what we left behind when we started our trip to Moab.......

We got caught in Spanish Fork Canyon for about 2-3 hours waiting for the roads and to jack-knifed diesels to be cleared. What a mess. We were so happy to be getting out of this storm.

Carter, trying to get us out of the mess...

Scott, Ryan , and Sam wondering what in the world they had gotten themselves into.

Bridger was full of excitment. He loves a good adventure.

Thank goodness our little monster was sleepy through this....

Kaitlyn was in the Batty's truck for seat belt reasons. She called me on Liz's cell, because she was pretty nervous about all the snow and the slick roads- She is so much like her Mom.

Carter was enjoying his first tastes of chocolate licorice. MMMM......yummy. We definalty made the most of the situation and it ended up not being to bad.

We finally made it...8 hours later............

Beautiful Moab-

Here are a whole bunch of pictures of our little vacation............

Carter loved all the hikes we went on. He was so smiley the whole time.

I bet you will love me for this one Liz...HaHaHa!!

The kids. Yup under the blanket is Caroline fast asleep. If you want a good workout- try pushing a stroller through sand. The things we do to allow our children their rest.

A picture of the boys. Junior wasn't with us on this hike, so he didn't make it in this picture, but don't worry, there is a super hot one of him later on.

The Girls- Yup, I cropped myself out of this one...because I can. Look at my cute friends. I was so happy to have them there.

Krystel- me trailer es su' trailer- It will never be the same without you, Scott and your adorable little boys. You are just going to have to come with us all the time.

Cute Brinly and Kennedy. I love those Harward girls so much- what awesome kids.

Rigdon and Bridger hanging out.

My handsome little guy. He had so much fun on this trip. He loves to hike. I am so excited to have a little hiking buddy.

WHOA!! Who are the super cute guys with the dimples?

LUCKY ME!!!!

This arch was about a mile away from our camp, so it didn't take to long to get there. It was a super fun hike and pretty easy for the kids too!

Scott and Krystel, Rigdon and Coleman

Sam, Cami, McKinsy, Alexiss, Brinly, Kennedy, and Sampson

Kennedy loved to pose for the camera. What a cutie.

There is my Angel!

Scott tried to climb as many Arches as possible.

Nothing like a SAND Angel. Glad I didn't have to do there laundry.

Beautiful Alexiss-

Scott and Bridger playing in the sand. I guess I am going to have my own laundry to do. Bridger thought it would be fun to roll down the sandy hill. Oh well, some times it is good to just have a little fun.

Ryan and Bryce

Bridger and Brinley waving from the top of the rocks.

I know I am a little out of order, but this was taken the first morning we were there. After the snow storm we just found a place to stay for the night before going up to arches. It was beautiful, but way to far away from all the hiking.

Thank goodness for Mckinsey and Alexiss, they really helped out with all the kids. There were so many kids there it was nice to know we had some extra eyes and ears out there.

Ryan took the kids on a hike to the top of some rocks. It had me a little freaked out. But they were in good hands.

Mckinsy and Breanna - Chillin' at the bottom of the rocks.

Thats my girl- you just stay down here with me, where it is safe.

Scott, Rigdon and thier cute little puppy.

Friday was a pretty windy day, so we rode into Moab.

Scott and Ryan got diggin' fever and took the FJ along with Kaitlyn, Bridger, and Rigdon on Hell's Revenge.

Yes, I threatened them with thier lives before I allowed them to take the kids. Krystel had been on it before and she was letting Scott take Rigdon and the FJ, so I figured it would be safe.

They had a blast.

Krystel and I took the babies and Caroline back to camp. We had a fun time too.

I even talked Krystel into a few Pibbs. She hadn't had one since 9th grade, so the temptation was just to much to handle. I'm pretty sure see would agree that it was so worth it.

Here are a few pics of the boys on Hell's Revenge. Ryan stopped taking pictures because he said the pictures were not doing it justice.

My Beautiful Girl. She found this tree she liked and wanted a picture by it.

Bryce, Caroline, Eli and Bridger, sliding down the rocks.

Caroline also loved playing in the sand back at camp. I think by the end of the trip she was completly spent from all the playing, and hiking.

This is the back yard of the campground we stayed at. Bridger is on the top of the rocks with Brinly. They just couldn't get enough climbing and exploring in.

Kaitlyn and Kennedy. They had so much fun together.

One of the many beautiful arches we hiked to.

Breanna and Kaitlyn.

Caroline enjoying her snack in the clouds.

Instead of hiking, Rigdon thought it would be a great idea to crawl up the rocks.

Like Father, Like Son.

Scott and the kids having a snack. We took the kids and hiked about 6 miles this day. They all did such a great job. I was so impressed with them.

Even Carter had so much fun........Yep, still smiling!

This was way to cute. Rigdon gave Caroline a big hug and said, "Do you love buddies?"

They became pretty good friends on this trip.

Rigdon also really liked Ryan. It was so cute to hear him talking about him.

My beautiful kids. I love them so much. I am so glad that we took the chance to go on this vacation with them. It was nice to let them run and play and be kids all weekend long.

Bridger wanted me to take this picture of him on the rocks he climbed up. He is such a handsome little guy.

I just couldn't bear cropping Krystel from the picture- She is so dang cute and so much fun to be around. I am so glad her and Scott came with us.

Bridger had a lot of fun with Junior's little boy, Corbin.

Rigdon and Caroline.

The kids- Stopping for a rest in a carved out rock.

After our 6 mile hike the kids.....and Ryan couldn't muster up the energy to walk back to camp so they hitched a ride.

This is Junior (Liz Batty's brother) and his wife, Nicole. They were a lot of fun to go with. I am glad we got the chance to met them. They have kids that are the same ages as our kids, so they all had so much fun together.

Phew! We were so lucky Bridger was there to hold up the rocks, before they all came tumbling down on us- Thanks, Super Bridger, you are sooooo strong!!

The Scariest part of the hike was this rock hill we had to climb. I guess the scary part was that we had all of these kids with us and there was a drop of both sides. I was a little nervous, but we all made it up and down them safely.

These two pictures help show just how scary it was. Junior did a good job holding onto my precious cargo. Except for when he thought he would freak me out and hold her over the edge- I had to threaten him with his life, but honestly, I wasn't to worried about it- I saw how careful he was with his kids and knew Kait was in good hands.

It was fun to listen to Eli sing his made up song all the way down (about 3 miles). "Rock Star, Rock Star, Rock Star." I am kicking myself for not recording it or at least not taking a picture of him.

Caroline, All tuckered out!!