Part 2 of our four month post is considerably shorter than part 1. Which is a fair picture since we spent significantly more time at the house than out having adventures these last few months. But we were glad when we did take the time to go out to explore and enjoy the people and things around us.
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| Visiting Zion National Park |
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| Caleb is not impressed. |
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| But he loved the shuttle ride. |
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| So did the rest of us. |
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| "I like hiking!" |
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| "Ok, this is cool." |
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| We love hikes by a river! |
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| "It's muddy in there!" |
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| Ta-da! |
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| When your back gets sweaty, get creative. |
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| "A pet rock. Can we keep him?" |
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| Aww, cute little furry bug. Carter saved this one from getting squished underfoot all the hikers. |
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| This is why hiking with kids takes so long. |
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| And this. It probably took us a half hour to walk a quarter mile. But we had a blast! |
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| All tuckered out. |
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| Fun at the library. They had cotton candy today! |
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| Caleb worked so hard to get this stuck on his cheek. "Take a picture, mom!" |
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| Caleb's first fishing trip. |
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| It was freezing! Caleb spent most of the time cuddled up with mom. |
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| Maybe some Sun chips will warm us up! |
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| Craig took a trip out to Yosemite to run a race with some friends. |
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| They had an interesting place to stay. Teepee for sleeping. Hut for showering. |
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| Outdoor kitchen area? |
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| And an indoor kitchen area? |
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| Looking tough. |
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| Wow! So tall. And the tree too. |
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| Lost in the woods during their race. And still smiling. |
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| We made it. Good job bro. |
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| Someone left their troll doll at the park. |
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| Yay! More cotton candy! |
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| FHE: home made root beer at the park. |
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| Not too old to snuggle Daddy at the park. |
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| Lizards lizards everywhere. |
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| When you give a kid an ice cream, he'll have to wash his face. |
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| Can we live here now? Oh, no tv or internet? Nevermind. |
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| Dad! Can I drive it??!! |
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| Cutting down a tree with Grumpy. |
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| Caleb looks a little nervous. |
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| Jayden was not. |
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| Luckily Grammy wasn't home to feel nervous for this part. |
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| Resting on a hard day's work. |
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| Fixing a melted engine. |
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| Caleb waiting patiently to play Busy Busy Bumblebees. |
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| Attending a movie premier! |
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| Looking cool on a strider bike. |
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| A more relaxing way to exercise. |
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| We learned an important lesson on Spencer's birthday. Don't put birthday candles in cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven! |
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| Ashton Gardens isn't the peaceful place it used to be. |
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| Caleb is very cautious. |
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| Come on Dad, keep moving. |
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| Ok, the baby ones are cute. |
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| Maybe the big ones are ok too. |
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| "I prefer the soft, cuddly, puppet version." |
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| There was more than dinosaurs at the Gardens. There were also princesses. |
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| And volanoes! |
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| Pirate ships! |
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| And favorite characters. |
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| Blocks to build castles with. |
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| And castles to destroy. |
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| When your sister has long hair, piggy back rides are complicated. |
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| Dad teaching his daughters how to chop wood. |
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| Now a man just does it with his bare hands! |
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| We love walking to church with Grammy. |
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| Daddy got a giant gift for Father's Day. |
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| Having a theater all to yourself is perfect for kids. They can dance, run and climb whenever they want. |
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| Primary bubble party! |
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| Jayden loved it! |
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| Caleb took a lot of convincing to just touch some bubbles. |
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| Five minutes before the party was over, Caleb decided he wanted to join it after all. |
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| Parade day! Hi firetrucks!! |
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| I hope they throw candy! |
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| They did!!! |
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| These kiddos love their uncle Spencer. |
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| Celene and Spencer came down south to celebrate their anniversary. Before they went back home, they stopped to hang out with us for the day. |
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| Waiting for food. Caleb: "Look at this fork!" |
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| The chef cooked our meal in front of us. When he lit a huge fire: Carter was amazed, Jayden was worried. |
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| And Caleb couldn't run away fast enough. |
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| Jayden got to enjoy some Grammy time. |
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| She actually hit the jackpot. 1,000 tickets! |
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| Mom and the boys went to the park together. |
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| Just some brothers riding a dinosaur. |
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| Carter has to go and make it tricky. |
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| While big sister is gone, Caleb can sneak out her roller blades. |
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| 7-11 slurpees |
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| Together again. Time for a field trip to the state capitol. Caleb: "I have a question. What is a state capitol?" |
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| Lots and lots of stairs. |
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| This window has a great view. |
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| We left the boys home to work on the car engine some more. |
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| Chess at the library! |
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| Caleb decided to trap Grammy and Roger. |
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| Watch out around that tree Caleb. The squirrels are gathering up nuts for winter. |
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| Time for church and we realize Craig's shoes have seen better days. |
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| By the time we got to church, they were just falling off his feet. Time to go shopping I guess. |
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| Lookin' cool at the park. |
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| Family ice cream. Incentive for Carter to pull out his own tooth instead of paying the dentist to do it. |
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| Carter and Jayden got to try out a parkour class. They had a blast! |
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| Cousin time in the moutains! |
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| And Grumpy time. |
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| What makes cousin time more fun? A river. |
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| Supervisor of the year. |
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| Best of buddies just hanging out by the water. |
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| This is a nice boulder. |
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| Say cheese! |
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| Say selfie! |
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| Hey, there we are taking the selfie. |
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| Caleb wants to be a part of this selfie. |
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| Cuties. |
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| Cousin photo shoot. |
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| Cousin train ride. |
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| We went on a family walk and Caleb wanted to bring his tricycle. Of course, part way through he decided he was done. After dad carried the trike for a while, he got tired and made Carter take care of it. |
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| When Carter finally got tired of it, we shoved it in the stroller with Caleb. |
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| Zion National park again. |
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| Carter contemplating the meaning of life. |
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| These kids are the cutest. |
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| Adventuring is best done together. |
