Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Byrce Canyon...

A little behind here...

I told you we went away the weekend before my Grandma's funeral. Here are the pictures. Bryce Canyon (another National Park) is a truly unique and beautiful place. The weather was crisp but that made it easier to hike and explore. We just dressed warmer. When we arrived we were lucky to take a two hour horse back riding adventure that took us through the canyon (Thanks to the babysitting of the little ones). What a great experience that was. Lindsey was over the moon...

Grandpa bought each Grandchild an animal. They were thrilled.








Top Vacation memories...
The food. Who knew that a lodge could have such amazing food!
The cabin and moonlight on my face all night.
Being awakened in the morning with two tiny hands prying open my eyes saying, "wake up".
The 2 hr horse back ride.
The views.
Hailey tripping at a look out and sliding to the edge. The bar was low and she just smacked her face. Her toy fell to the bottom. This little event took me a couple hours to recover from. Thank goodness for low bars! Below is the picture before the fall.

25 comments:

Rachel Berry said...

Wow your pictures are Fabulous! I love your family pics, the the one with you looking back at the camera is great! Sounds like everyone had a great time! We are going to have to go there someday.

:)R.

Jaime said...

Your pictures are wonderful! The horseback riding sounds awesome!
And Hailey tripping must have scared you to death!
Glad you had a fun trip!:)

Robin said...

I visited Bryce when I was a child, what an incredible place. I'd love to go back as an adult someday.

Jocasta said...

Your pictures are awesome - especially love the one of the kids and animals.

Hailey fall - Oh no! I would have been freaked out for ages as well.

Debra said...

So fun!!! Yeah that would have freaked me out too!

Sara said...

Those views are breathtaking. And Hailey's fall, was literally breathtaking!

Laurie said...

You got some beautiful pictures. Looks like a great family place also.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you had an amazing time, love the family photos!

Cecily R said...

Oh I love LOVE Bryce Canyon!!! Your pictures make me so homesick for the red rocks of Southern Utah...(Even though I only lived there for a year).

Great family pictures and I love the ones of all the kids!

Hillary said...

Those are some great pictures. It looks like you had lots of fun.

My kids falling off the side of the mountain is always my greatest fear when we go hiking. That must have been awful!

girlytwins said...

Those are great pictures. What a wonderful weekend vacation. The horseback riding trip sounds so amazing. I can see why Lindsey was so excited.

I have a sick feeling in the pit of my tummy thinking about how awful it must have been to see Hailey slip.

Shannon said...

Unbelievable photos and sounds like an incredible family experience.

The near-fall has my tummy in butterflies. I would have freaked out for sure!!

AutoSysGene said...

Your kids get more adorable by the day. I love that last one of you and Haily!

Heather said...

I totally love Bryce Canyon. You're so lucky to have it relatively close! Great pictures. Beautiful as always.

Claremont First Ward said...

Looks like such an amazing vacation, Laura. The pictures are fabulous, and that green shirt is so cute!

Jessica said...

I love national parks, hiking and exploring, and hope my kids will have a passion for nature too. Your making wonderful memories for your kids. I just found your blog:).

Lala said...

What a fun trip! The photos are great and you have such a beautiful family!

Are You Serious! said...

♡ Such great pictures! It looks like so much fun! :)

Tracy said...

Great pics - seems truly beautiful. You look wonderful as well. The cousins seem close in age.

Laurie said...

Love the pics. Looks like so much fun!

Mike and Shelby said...

Great pictures. I love horseback riding-a 2 hr ride must have been so nice!

I cannot imagine how your heart must have jumped when Hailey tripped! I DO beleive it took a couple hours to recover from though! Man, I get nervous just holding my car keys and cell phone near any kind of drain...I would be a nervous wreck with my kids!

Carrie and Troy Keiser said...

What a beautiful place. I've been there once a while ago. Scary! Good thing the had a low bar to keep her from falling.

Lottie_Ellie said...

Those pictures are fantastic. I am sure the kids will really treasure the memories of a big family trip like that.

Thanks goodness ten times over for those low bars!

Stephanie said...

Amazing views. I love to be outdoors - you just can't beat beautiful scenery!

Hailey's fall has my stomach in my throat. Yikes.

What a great grandpa! I love their animals:)

Sarah said...

We went to a family reunion at Bryce Canyon when Grace was 6 months old. And camped. In tents. Slept on the ground. Not so fun with a newborn. We did have fun, until I got mastitis and had to go to the ER in Penguitch. Sounds like a lodge with amazing food is the way to go!