Friday, October 16, 2009

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!


Mama Leslie's B-day was Monday the 12th! Sadly we had school and work and were unable to go home to celebrate...but we are headed there tonight for some party and laughs! I haven't been home to visit since the end of July so I'm super excited to see everyone! We LOVE you lots!



Today is my nephew Austin's B-day and he turned 7! Happy Birthday Bubba! I can't believe he is getting so big. He'll be baptized next year...I'm so excited for him! Love you big guy and miss you lots!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Narrows 2009

The last weekend in September, we went to Zion Narrows with a group of Casey's friends for some good solid hiking. It was so much fun. We hiked the entire 16 miles in one day. Most of the group made it in 10 hours. A few of us (Cole, Casey, and I) took slightly longer after an unfourtunate hammy pull (Casey). Luckily we were rescued and made it out safely! Ok, rescued sounds so dramatic... we had a few friends who had been waiting for over 2 hours hike a mile and half back up the river when night fell and there hadn't been any sign of us since lunch. Good souls. All in all, it was an amazing trip and I loved every minute of it! Casey's roommate had hiked the Narrows last summer and recommended renting special shoes from Zion Adventure Company. Super shoes for wet conditions! They are hideous but sturdy with amazing ankle support. We wore neoprene socks and our feet stayed so warm and comfy. A few in our group decided to wear thier own tennis shoes and got terrible bleeding blisters and rolled ankles. I felt so bad. I can't wait until next summer so we can go again! Below are lots of pictures!


This was taken just after we got off the shuttle. It was an hour and half ride from camp. We left at 6:30 and arrived to the trail head around 8:00. It was so cold! Only 40 degrees! It did warm up though!