Life Lately

Spring is such a fun and busy time of year. We pretty much live in our car going from event to event these days, but they are lots of fun, so no complaints here.

Here are a few things we've been up to lately:

Ben got in his first farm work of the season. Wintertime is a long time when all you want to do is farm. He was a happy b

Molly has discovered fashion and changes her clothes 10+ times a day, which makes for a lot of laundry.

Cole, Annie, and Ben played soccer...but apparently I didn't take any pictures of Cole's team.

Annie qualified for the elementary track meet at Sky View, so the whole family {minus dad} got in on the training action.

Landon qualified from his school, so the whole family came and watched these two cuties run.

Cole was Teddy Roosevelt for the fifth grade history fair. Teddy's kid took over 50 pets to the White House! Oh my...

Annie qualified for the 3rd grade Spelling Bee. 

Ben got cowboy boots for Park Elementary Cowboy Day. He has hardly taken them off since.

Molly and I go on lots of walks and bike rides in between rainstorms. It's been a pretty wet spring this year,

including yesterday which was a very wet Black and White Days. Cole and Annie and I braved the rain in the Cowabunga Race. Annie ran the mile and Cole and I ran the 5K.

We also made it to the parade and the horse pulls. It started to rain during the horse pulls, but it was worth it because then a full double rainbow appeared. I was sitting too close to it to get a very good 

picture of it, but it was incredible.

 Soccer's over now, but baseball season has already started, so I don't things will be slowing down anytime soon.

Spring Break

We spring breaked in red rock country this year - Canyonlands, Arches, and Goblin Valley. We had a great time. We swam, we hiked, we laughed, some of us probably cried, and, miracle of miracles, everyone slept through the night in the hotel room.

That's been a long time coming.

Canyonlands was pretty low-key. We just went on a couple of quick hike/walks. The White Rim biking trail looked pretty cool, but a little difficult for our family's biking level.

The kids were all troopers on the hike to Delicate Arch.

Even Molly, leaving the hiking backpack empty for a good part of the hike. She climbed in on the way down, but made most of the trek up by herself.

I haven't been to Delicate Arch for lots of years. It really is incredible. 

We decided we didn't plan enough time to spend in Arches, so next time, we'll plan for a longer stay.

 On the drive home, we detoured through Goblin Valley. Our kids loved it every bit as much as they did the last time we visited. 

It's such a great place for kids to just run and play.

I'm pretty sure we stopped for a picture in this same spot last time.

Molly was an infant last time and didn't get to do any exploring. She made up for it this go round.

It was great to get away - we are so lucky to have so many great spring break options nearby.