Spring Break at Arches National Park

Carter is a born speed demon on the Big Wheel . I think we are going to be in trouble.

The kids favorite place to hike is Sand Dune Arch.

Bridger likes to run and dive into the sand.

Carter reminded me a little of myself when I was little. He would burrow himself a little hole in the sand and lay down. He loved the feel of the sand.

He wore himself out really quickly.

My Little Sand Angel.

Caroline and Analie became really great friends on this trip.

Our next hike was to The Delicate Arch or as my kids call it "The Famous Arch" because it is on the Utah License Plates.

Here is a picture of our photographer, Sam aka Handsome Jack.

A few pics of the hike to Delicate Arch.

We thought this was a really cool picture, because you can see the Delicate Arch in the back ground.

Our friends, Brayley, Analie, and Avery.

The last little bit of the hike we let Carter walk and boy did he think he was awesome.

Back at camp the kids liked to play on Rigdon and Coleman's three wheeler's. The liked to see how fast they could go down the hills.

Our Friends, Scott and Krystle. What a cute couple!!

Ashlyn, Kenadee, Kaitlyn, Morgan, Annie, Caroline, Brinley, Carter, and Easton playing on the rocks back at camp.

Carter was pretty proud of himself when he learned how to open the trailer door.

At night the kids would beg us to put them in bed. If we waited to long, they would just fall asleep in their chairs.:)

Roasting marshmellows and chatting by the fire.

The highlight of the boys trip was playing horseshoes. When it got dark they would rig up some lights, so they could keep playing. Well, until some "fun hater" from another camp site came out and begged them to stop.

The next hike we went on was to Double O Arch, Landscape Arch, Navaoo Arch, and Partition Arch. Our friend Dave brought his GPS, so we could track mileage and we ended up hiking 7 miles that day. Our kids were so awesome. They did a really great job.

Avery taking a break.

Analie, Kaitlyn, Brayley, and Avery under Landscape Arch.

The girls taking another break :)

Us parents had to work a little extra when the kids would get worn out.


Me and Carter

Avery and Lorena

Caroline and Ryan

Ryan and Kaitlyn smashing Caroline with a rock.

Our Friends, Sean and Lorena

Ryan and I, with the Double O in the back ground.

Ryan on top of Double O Arch.

Ryan, Dave, and Sean on top of Double O Arch.

Posing in the middle of the Double O.

Caroline's favorite part was taking pictures........Every 10 steps :)

Sean, Ryan, Carter, and Dave inside a cave Sean found.

Bridger. I don't have many pictures of this little guy, because he always wanted to be the leader of the pack. He really enjoys hiking. When we told him we went 7 miles that day, his reply was "But I wanted to go 8." That is a boy after my own heart. Always pushing, full of determination.

Look at Super Man, lifting up the rock.

And there is Wonder Woman.

Partition Arch.

Me and Kaitlyn in the Window and Partition Arch.

Sean and Analie

Our Friend, Dave.

The boys are worn out.

The kids were worn out until they saw this sandy hill........

On the way home we stopped and hiked the Turrent Arch............

.........and the North and South Windows.

Carter loved riding on Ryan's shoulders.

Kaitlyn and Coleman.

Me and Krystle had to swing Rigdon to get him to smile.

On our way home.........Until next year.

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April Fools!!!

For April Fools this year, I made a "Chicken Pot Pie" for dinner.

The April Fools part was the peas where Green Apple Airheads, the corn and carrotts were Starbursts. The Potatos and Chicken was banannas and White Chocolate. and the Gravy was pudding.

It was pretty fun to watch the kids take the first bite. I laughed and boy did I need a good laugh.


And then for dessert we had "Chocolate Pie with Stawberry Frosting"

Which was really Meatloaf and Mashed Potatos (with mashed up beets for the coloring).



Kaitlyn loves frosting, so it was hilarious to watch her eat a mouth full of potatos expecting it to be frosting. I wish I had pictures of the kids reaction, but then they would have known something was up and it wouldn't have been near as fun.

For a drink, Kaitlyn made jello and put it in cups, so when everyone drank their "Kool aid" it was stuck to the bottom of the cup.

All in all, we had a great time playing jokes on each other all day.

Peanut Butter Boy!!

Since the moment Carter was mobile he tries to take care of his own needs. When he would get hungry if I wasn't nearby to help him he would go straight to the garbage can and look for food.

In fact, one day I was helping the little girl I tend take care of an "accident" when Caroline came running into the bathroom yelling that Carter had gotten into the garbage can. I ran into the kitchen to find that he was laying on his belly eating the leftover burritos from the night before. (Ahhhhh!)

So I learned from that moment. We now have hair ties on all our cupboard doors. For some reason he can work around the childproof things, but can't quite figure out the hair ties......YET!

So Carter has decided to take on more extreme measures. He noticed that his Dad left the Peanut Butter container out after making a sandwich and he was on a mission.

He got a chair and pushed it over to the counter and was in absolute heaven. He was so proud of himself. I could not resist taking a few pictures before cleaning him up.