Spray and Play Snake Pool

As you could tell from the last post, the boys really wanted for a new pool. They just love the spraying snake pool.

 Water is always more fun when you can catch it!

...and get a drink

My happy, cute little 3 year old!

Splash!

Oh to be little again!

Donut Falls

Cheese!

 We went to our ward's family camp out, except we just went to spend the day instead of camping overnight. It was up Big Cottonwood Canyon. There was a fairly large turnout and it was a lot of fun. Bradley was really excited to put sticks, dirt and rocks in his pail.

 Jackson enlisted John to follow him all over while he explored the campsite. 

 We hiked up to Donut Falls, Bradley's first hike. He did pretty well for his large 38" and walked about half the time.

We made it all the way to the falls, with the help of some of our ward members, passing the kids down the steep parts. 

Silly boys, they thought it was so funny to both be sitting on my lap and started doing the usual, teasing each other.

Bradley and me stayed and played in the chilly water while Jackson and John braved there way up to the top; much to my shock and horror. Jackson clung onto peoples backs while they scurried up the waterfall. John assured me that he was completely safe the whole time, but it still makes me shudder to think about it!

Our little family of four, hikers all!

White Rim Trail, Can\ayonlands UT

What a blast John and I had on our mountain biking vacation with my sister, Natalie, and brother-in-law, JP. It was seriously beautiful and so fun. I had never been mountain biking before, but I knew that John would love to go, so I tagged along and truly had a great time. It was so fun hiking, biking, four-wheeling and camping. Fun memories and even more amazing views.

Our initial repelling hike turned into a regular hike as it was so windy we nearly blew off the mountain and we were in a crevice! 

atop the Shaffer switchbacks, starting out the White Rim trail

 At the top of the white rim trail, it dropped hundreds of feet in a matter of a couple miles, so amazing.

Greg, JP's brother, Chris, JP's long time friend, JP and John

 This out cropping was just off the trail, they all had to hop over a, what seemed to me, large crack to get over here. 

Musselman Arch

Natalie and I walked over this arch, it was kinda spooky but looks a lot worse in real life, what a thrill.

 We went in a group of 10, so we brought 2 cars to follow the bikers and offer some relief from the 80 mile trail. The trail was barely wide enough for cars to follow the entire way. I found a new love driving this jeep through some awesome areas.

 I think everyone took a spill here and there, but JP went airborne off his bike on this one. It was pretty impressive minus landing on a thorny bush. Natalie and I were the designated nurses of the trip, since well we both are nurses :)

John overlooking the cliff

On several of the cliffs you could overlook and just by the way the cliff was cut you could see hundreds of feet down, it gave major vertigo and every on looker a heart attack as they crawled to the edge.

White Crack

Some of the guys took a detour to see the White Crack, which is basically a huge plateau with a 360 degree view on top. John said it was the prettiest spot on the trip.

I loved being with my sister and spending time biking and driving together. I will remember the time we had together forever. 

John biked about 60 miles of the trail while I biked about 40 miles. It was grueling and fun at the same time. Will definitely look into this trip again!

Cranky the Crane

John and I got strep throat a few weeks ago and while wandering the store waiting for our antibiotics we found this crane set on sale. Our somewhat fevered/achy minds made an impulse purchase that couldn't have made our kids more happy.

 Bradley is so impressed, I think he likes that it's almost as tall as he is and of course that it moves trains. Choo-choo.

 Daddy put this track together and it was up for days being played with.

Jackson is impressed with the remote. He decided to show off that you could sit in chair and play with Cranky.

First snowman!

Jackson wanted so badly to make a "real" snowman this year. Last year our snowmen were just inches tall as most of the time was spent inside with our new little baby.

He helped by pushing around one of the pieces and finding rocks for his eyes, nose and mouth. He was so proud!

 Peek-a-boo!

 Putting snow into any nooks and crannys in the house, so fun!

Bradley wasn't too impressed with building snowman, but loved hanging out in our little cottage. He was so tipsy walking around in the snow, can't say that I blame him for staking out the cottage instead. It took a lot of convincing to get him out of there to come inside. What a fun day!

2 Handsome Boys...

We are so lucky to have these two cuties in our family. I couldn't resist a picture to remember there dashing Sunday outfits.

 Posed...yet they are both smiling!

I can't help myself!