Highlights

Thanks to both sets of parents Steve and I were able to escape away this weekend for some much needed time alone. I feel like a new mom. Ready to hug my children patiently. I realized that we are such a close knit family. Poor Peter kept opening Grandma's front door looking for us to come home. Maggie prayed that next time we would take her with us. Oh, but how I cherished this time alone with my husband. The highlights of the trip was taking in all of the scenery. After a long hike we enjoyed lunch at an apple orchard in Springdale. A cute little shop with healthy food, where we ordered a sandwich and enjoyed it on the lawn of the orchard. My only complaint about the little shop was they did not have Diet Coke. Which leads to my next highlight, or maybe it's a lowlight.

I needed my Coke so we stopped at a Maverick in Hurricane or Laverkin (we are in disagreement about what town we were in) but in all honesty is there a difference? The man in front of me was taking his own sweet time, and then made a comment about my drink of choice. "I can't drink that stuff, it gives me the brown stuff...you know, the runs."

I high tailed it out of that store, no arguing with the clerk even though she over charged me.

This hike in Leeds (above) is very cool. We have tried to find it before (but in the Summer heat) thanks to a friend we made it this time. Thanks Natalie. I would love to try it again in the Spring when the water is running down the wash and is fresh. This is the point where you need to use the rope and cut out hand/foot grips.

Snow Canyon @Sunset

We made very efficient use out of our time. Not a minute wasted. We did everything we cannot do when kids are in tow. I loved this relaxing stroll through Snow Canyon at the end of the day.