Our Easter Weekend

We took off to Moab for their Easter Jeep Safari over the weekend. We met up with our friends Josh and Virginia, and Chris and Cindy. Chris went up earlier in the week and was able to get a great camping spot, and was nice enough to share it with us! Here's Bryan and Hailey waking up the first morning. The kids slept through the nights great! I think we did a good job of wearing them out so they were out quick!

We spent two days four wheeling on a guided tour with a bunch of other Jeeps. The first day we did a trail called "Kane Creek". We did this trail a few years ago, so it was nice because I knew what to expect. I was much more relaxed this time! Here is Carter with his game face on, ready to go!

Lovin' the Moab Sand!

This is where Bryan decided to scare me, and embarrass himself. This really wasn't that tough of a spot, but somehow he managed to get us over far enough that he got us stuck and we almost lost it to the side. I had to umbuckle Hailey and crawl out the other side. He got strapped up and pulled out without any problems. He felt so stupid because he really is good at this and knows what he is doing, but the Tour Guides thought he was some retard that didn't know what he was doing, so from then on, they would keep telling him "Good Job!" after each tough spot. Probably thinking to themselves, oh good, he made it through another one!

Josh

We stopped for lunch on the trail and Carter found some friends to play with. After that, he wanted to keep stopping so he could go find his friends again. He had a blast and is so excited to go next year.

Watching Dad

It looks like Carter is going to fall off the edge on this one! I promise he is not that close!

The ladies cheering on the guys
Autumn, Virginia, and Cindy
(and the dogs Woody and Bear!)

Contemplating his next move..........

I love the blue sky in this one, oh, and my hot hubby!

Josh and Virginia's Jeep

We met this sweet couple Kort and Pat, and their cute dog Bandit on the first day. They let the kids maul their dog and even brought the kids donuts on Saturday. Hopefully we can meet up with them next year! Hailey was all about the dogs everytime I would let her get out on the trail. The poor people that brought dogs had a 3 year old chasing them all day long!

Cort and Pat's Jeep

Chris and Cindy's Jeep

The Line Up (Not all of the Jeeps, but about half)


The second day (Saturday) we did the "Steel Bender" trail. I really enjoyed this trail other than that it was too long! It took about 9 hours to get through. By the end of the day both Hailey and I were ready to be done! Next year I am game to go, but would like to do it on our own rather than on the Guided Tour. We could get through it a lot faster without having to wait for all the other Jeeps! The day was a little overcast and cool. It rained throughout most of the day, but was just a drizzle. It was kind of nice because it kept the dust down, and we didn't get as filthy! The scenery was absolutely beautiful!

Hailey was a trooper through all of the rocky terrain. It actually put her to sleep a couple times. I couldn't believe she could sleep with her poor little head bopping back and forth!

One Happy Boy!

I had to get a picture of this Jeep because the lady in the passenger seat was holding on for dear life and closing her eyes....................it was pretty funny

This was probably the cliff that scared Bryan and I the most, besides the first one when I thought we were going to roll on our side! There was no wiggle room on this one, and on the other side was a pretty steep slope. I still don't see why these boys like to do this, but I just have to clench and bear it and hope that everything turns out okay!

We got home from our trip on Sunday evening to find that the Easter Bunny had still come to visit even though we weren't there. The kids were beyond excited! Carter got a Bug Vacuum, Net, Water Gun, and Candy.

Hailey got a Dora Backpack, 2 Books, and Candy

Now off to the bathtub to wash off our camping grub!

This is video taken on Saturday, the day that they close down Main Street for the Jeep Safari. It was really cool to see all the Jeeps lined up everywhere.

Caught!!!

I caught Carter drinking juice out of the pitcher and just had to laugh because I think we all do this at least once in our childhood right????
I asked him why he didn't get a glass first and his response was " I was too thirsty, I didn't have time!"

The Big Hunt

Here's some pics of the kids doing their Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma and Grandpa's House

Meili

Carter, Kai, Ty, Meili and Hailey

Running to find an egg that Grandma found

Swingin' Izzy

Slidin' Meili

Dashing Daxton

Daxton and Nic checking out their loot

Carter checkin out his loot

Grandma reading a special Easter story to the kids

Poor Alivya always getting mauled by Hailey!

Just For Fun!

For a long time I have Loved looking at peoples photos and seeing different ideas and viewpoints that people have. I have really taken an interest in photography and am slowly learning as I go.
I have So much to learn that it is daunting, but I love carrying my camera around and seeing what shots I can come up with. As Hailey and I walked up to get Carter from school on a beautiful sunny day, I thought I would take advantage and take some pics of the kids as we walked along. I love strolling our neighborhood with the tree lined streets, and looking at all the cute old homes that have so much character.

There is a house down the street from us that has a small hill around the edge of its property for irrigation purposes. Hailey giggles as she runs up and down it, like its the biggest hill EVER! It's so cute!

She started teasing me and when I would say "smile" she would frown. She pulls off a good "puppy dog" face though doesn't she!

Much Better!

Climbing the stairs to go down the slide Again, and Again and Again!

Climbing up the Slide
I think this one is my fav of Carter, what a handsome stud!

I love how Carter is clenching his teeth in this one, probably thinking, just take the darn shot mom! He's so patient with me!

Carter was busy looking at other things, but I love Hailey in this one.

Walking through the field by our house. The kids have spent many hours scouring for bugs and critters here, we love having such an open feel where we live.

A cute cuddle shot!