Mud Springs

Over Memorial day weekend we took our camper and toys up to Mud Springs on Pinyon Mesa for some fun family camping and riding. We were expecting rain for most of the weekend but we went anyway. We still managed to have a lot of fun over the four days.

Tyler learned how to make a fire without matches over the weekend and was very proud of himself the first time he got the fire going. We were all impressed and proud of him for working so dillegently on getting it started and then keeping it going.

The boys managed to find the largest mud holes and plow their way through them. The wall of water as they flew through some of them was impressive. I should have made them do the laundry when we got home.

What fun we had that weekend despite the rain. Getting out was alittle frightening, it is a good thing that we have such a big strong truck. We look forward to many more camping trips this summer!

Our First Camping Trip of the Year

What a wonderful family trip we had. We spent 4 days in Utah around Goblin Valley State Park. What beautiful country we explored.

The boys were wonderful and hiked forever throught the slot canyons. We were hoping we could make it all the way to the waterfall but we also knew that we had to walk back as far as we went forwards. Ryan even walked 3 miles on his own.

We spent some time hiking through the goblins as well in the state park. Everyone had fun climbing on them, around them and in some cases through them. It was fun seeing differnt animals and shapes in the rocks around us. We found a couple caves to climb in and around as well.

The ATV trails around our campsite were fabulous. My mom came back to work telling everyone that I tried to kill her on the last trail that we took. At one point she even got out of the RZR and walked with Alyssa as I drove it down the "hill" and over the ledge. After that hill she trusted my driving skills a little more. The boys had a great area to practice their driving skills in their little RZR as well. They are really improving in their driving abilities.

We look forward to going back later this summer for more fun.

AHHHH Neighbors!

Today ended up being a good day despite how the afternoon began. It was a beautiful day out and we were all enjoying being outside. Alyssa, Ryan, Ben and I were out front on our porch planting some flowers in our planters enjoying the wonderful weather until our neighbors came out. They were having a party and were completely inconsiderate of everyone around them. They were all drinking and using language worse than a sailor. Their music was even worse. Half of the party was outside in their back yard which just happens to be right next to our front porch and the other half were inside their house yelling back and forth. I could not believe that they would be so inconsiderate of others especially while there were small children around. I was angry that they would continue with that type of language when they could see my children a few yards from them! We stopped planting and went inside. We could still hear them. That is when we decided to go out for a ride - I know it is Sunday but it was much better than sitting here listening and watching that poor of behavior in adults. We had a wonderful family afternoon and enjoyed the weather and eachother. I love the summers and being outdoors but these people make it difficut with our children. I do not ask much of others but...if you are going to behave that way DO NOT DO IT IN FRONT OF CHILDREN and others who are quite offended by it! Show some respect for other people and control yourself. Educate yourself so that you have more than just the "four letter words" to express yourself.