Hiking- Summer Adventures

There is a really simple easy trail by the river up the canyon.
It's so nice getting out and going into NATURE.

Actually, we NEED nature- I hear it's better than therapy :)

I told Jay he needs to start taking some pictures so I can be remembered as being with the family too! 

He goes a little overboard with his new job...

STOP IT!!!!

Dad is good at skipping rocks and catching grapes in his mouth. You seriously, next time you see him, just ask to see his grape throwing/catching skills. You will never be the same again. 

Storytelling Festival

I didn't know our town did a storytelling festival! When I saw the brochures at the checkout line in the grocery store I knew we *HAD* to go!

Of course E sat like this when she actually was sitting down...for like 5 seconds.

G man like the dragon ventriloquist guy.

He also drank most of this can of pop and didn't sleep very good that night....oops! But we taught him a valuable lesson: too much sugar makes your body feel sick! And actually since then, he now asks about how much sugar is in things and will only eat a little bit because he doesn't want his body to feel bad!!! Seriously we got ice-cream the other day and he ate maybe 3 spoonfuls and gave me the rest so he wouldn't get sick! I told him I was proud of him listening to his body as I shoved the rest of it down my throat!!! ha ha!

This was only their second year doing the festival- I hope more people come next year and it grows because it was so FUN!

 And because we got a "family pass" we had extra tickets so the next day while Jay was working with went with my good friend Jennae and her son! This lady is the coolest.

Taken by her son....the only picture he got with our faces in it! ha!

What a fun couple days of storytelling and playing at the park! I hope we get to go again next year. Oh and I was soooooo bummed my camera's batteries died before I could get a picture of G with the dragon guy- he was so cool. Find his story here: http://www.mormon.org/me/3j34

Baby Lambs

My friend has a farm and got 30 baby lambs and invited her friends to come help feed them. Who do you think enjoyed it more? The kids or me?

Esther was SCARED. The lambs were fine from a distance but when they got close- AH!

Grant loved them...until he started feeding them. 

Did you know baby lambs *HIT* their mom to get the milk flowing? The just bump right up into the udder and pretty forcefully too. So they did the same thing with the bottles. Totally freaked Grant out.

So super cute. 

So while everyone pretty much enjoyed the experience, in the end the person who enjoyed it the most was ME.

I didn't know feeding baby lambs could seriously fill you with so much joy and laughter to just bubble out, even when the day had been long and rough. Totally consider feeding baby lambs if you need to feel better about life.

As a side note, I really, really want my friend's farm to succeed. They take care of their animals and feed them well and make sure they are keeping them healthy and happy so the people who consume the animals will be healthy. I support these guys and everything they are trying to accomplish. If you want to check out their website it's: http://hensonheritagefarm.com/