Saturday, October 25, 2008

Moab...

Trip to Moab
-Road trip with family.
-Sick Sydney
-Creepy motel
-Lousy diner serves drinks in cans
-Alan dirt biking in early morning hours
-Beautiful one of a kind scenery
-Beautiful Arch.
-Sydney and more diarrhea issues (it just goes with hiking I guess).
-Sydney carried the entire 3.5 strenuous miles.
(according the guide, which we did not read, you should bring 2 quarts of water and plan for hard hike- we did neither).
-Blazing hot weather.
-Car stops on side of road for sick screaming Sydney on the way home.

Riding in style. Poor Alan really got a work out.
Cousins









Sounds fun? Well actually it was. Sometimes even when every thing isn't perfect it can end out fun. I learned my kids even Hailey could do a hike in the strenuous category (you know the one you might avoid with kids who are sick or when you don't bring water) It was a great adventure. Great memories.

Thanks to my sister in law and family for coming along.


25 comments:

Rachel Berry said...

Wow what great pictures! We have always wanted to go there... One of these years. :) And poor Sydney her and hiking are just not getting along ;)
Sounds like a fun trip though and think of the memories!!

Jocasta said...

Looks magnificent! Poor Sydney hope she's feeling better now.

Sarah said...

what a fun trip! too bad that sydney was sick, but good for you to keep on moving anyway!

Anonymous said...

I agree, sometimes we set our expectations to high and end up disappointed. Looks like a great time and I love all the great photos!

Jay @halftime lessons said...

Oh my dear Lord, I DO love Moab...

Kim said...

Hi Laura,
Thanks for commenting on my blog! Moab looks really cool. Poor Sydney, what a trooper!!

Kelly said...

Poor POOR Sydney! Girl can't catch a break. I hope she's feeling better.

Jaime said...

I love Moab. I love hiking in Arches Nat. Isn't it beautiful?

Sorry about Sydney. That sounds absolutely miserable for her. Glad it was good, all in all.

Susan Anderson said...

Sounds like Sydney had a tough time, but wow, that arch is gorgeous!

girlytwins said...

Gorgeous photos. What a beautiful place to visit. I'm happy to hear that fun was had even with the imperfections. I love all the great family activities you do :)

girlytwins said...

I hope Miss Sydney is feeling better.

Hillary said...

I love the picture of Hailey taking care of Sydney. That is so sweet. I am glad you had a good time even with a sick child.

I am not looking forward to cold and flu season.

Laura said...

A whole week without laundry means a whole weeks worth of laundry waiting for me. Believe me that is not fun! Ha ha.

Cecily R said...

Oh your great pictures make me want to go to Moab!!

Sorry to hear Sydney wasn't feeling well...that pic of the two of them is adorable though!!

Claremont First Ward said...

I grew up going to Moab every spring. I would walk alongside the 4X4 b/c being inside it freaked me out.

Oh no about Sydney......

Looks gorgeous though!

Anonymous said...

P.S. You have officially been "boo-ed" so go see the post on 10/28 to pick up your treat! ;)

tiarastantrums said...

AWESOME shots!!

Casey's trio said...

What a beautiful place to visit. The picture of the girls on the rock is so sweet...sister supervising. I'm glad you enjoyed the day despite the illness.

Mike and Shelby said...

I have never been to Moab. Looks like you guys had a great time. One day we will make it. I cannot believe the massive size!

Are You Serious! said...

♥ Love the pictures! Sorry about the sick part but I'm glad that it ended well! ;)

Carrie and Troy Keiser said...

Poor little trooper!
the pictures are great. Very pretty round there!
Hope that she is feeling much better now.

Erika said...

What a great trip!

Our family chaos said...

It does sound like a bad trip but we managed to have fun anyway. Thanks for inviting us. It was great to go see the Arch.

Jenn said...

What a fun outing!

Sara said...

This is the kind of stuff family stories are made of! Looks fun and HOT!