Lest anyone think I'd drag my crying boys off a hiking trail with promises to go back and never go back...
On Rebecca's last Saturday with us (the 28th) bright and early we loaded up all of the boys, water bottles, snacks, jackets, back pack and snow suit for little man and headed back to Payson canyon to do a little make up hiking. And we were going to take just as long as we wanted. When we got to the trail head we were happy to see that there was much less snow on and along the trail.
We started off, Noah finding every rock he could and jumping off them.
Hyrum running as far ahead as I would let him get (perhaps he was afraid of me hauling them back to the car again)
And Eli chillin on my back
One of the very best things about this trail is the little stream that you follow all along the way that gives you little waterfall scenes
And of course the boys favorite the stream crossings over log bridges.
Noah lost his balance coming off a log bridge so we took advantage of the still lying snow to "wash" off his hands.
When we finally got to the grotto the sun was in the perfect spot to spectacularly illuminate all of the little droplets of water
And our ears
We just couldn't seem to take enough pictures
Before long we started the return hike (there was a lot of water, and we were with little boys you know) We stopped along the trail for snacks ( it is a half a mile you know-that's like forever to wait for snacks)
We stopped along the stream so the boys looked for water skeeters
and found rocks to perch on.
Noah needed a little help to get to his.
Rebecca even managed to get him to shore without him getting wet.
Eli was not happy to be left out of the fun
As we walked back to the car the boys just couldn't get enough of the stream and kept finding their way there. Throwing stones
And jumping to big rocks
with the constant help of Rebecca-wouldn't have been nearly as fun without her
We finally made it back to the car...more slowly than the hike there and drove home tired and happy.
But that was only the first thing we did on Rebecca's last Saturday with us. We also ditched the boys and ran off to do some boutiqueing and consignment shopping. Then we were off to a baby shower then finally to the BYU men's volleyball championship. Got it all in. Check!
On Rebecca's last Saturday with us (the 28th) bright and early we loaded up all of the boys, water bottles, snacks, jackets, back pack and snow suit for little man and headed back to Payson canyon to do a little make up hiking. And we were going to take just as long as we wanted. When we got to the trail head we were happy to see that there was much less snow on and along the trail.
We started off, Noah finding every rock he could and jumping off them.
Hyrum running as far ahead as I would let him get (perhaps he was afraid of me hauling them back to the car again)
And Eli chillin on my back
One of the very best things about this trail is the little stream that you follow all along the way that gives you little waterfall scenes
And of course the boys favorite the stream crossings over log bridges.
Noah lost his balance coming off a log bridge so we took advantage of the still lying snow to "wash" off his hands.
When we finally got to the grotto the sun was in the perfect spot to spectacularly illuminate all of the little droplets of water
And our ears
We just couldn't seem to take enough pictures
Before long we started the return hike (there was a lot of water, and we were with little boys you know) We stopped along the trail for snacks ( it is a half a mile you know-that's like forever to wait for snacks)
We stopped along the stream so the boys looked for water skeeters
and found rocks to perch on.
Noah needed a little help to get to his.
Rebecca even managed to get him to shore without him getting wet.
Eli was not happy to be left out of the fun
As we walked back to the car the boys just couldn't get enough of the stream and kept finding their way there. Throwing stones
And jumping to big rocks
But that was only the first thing we did on Rebecca's last Saturday with us. We also ditched the boys and ran off to do some boutiqueing and consignment shopping. Then we were off to a baby shower then finally to the BYU men's volleyball championship. Got it all in. Check!
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