Sunday, January 5, 2014

New Years Day

We all woke up New Years Day to a yummy pancake and quiche breakfast.  Larry and Phillip went fishing with a few of the kids and by the afternoon everyone was ready for another hike.  The Griffin's had to go back to the real world, but luckily we talked them into leaving Ella with us.  Larry, Phillip, Carmen, all the kids, and I went on a long drive in search of a great hike.  We ended up at Picket State Park, drove 8 miles on a skinny gravel park road, and finally found our trail to see the Twin Arches.  It was a great hike filled with tons of rock formations, steps, and even a cave.  Carmen got the best workout carrying Levi.  The best part was when we were climbing up some steep stairs to the top of this rock mountain and Ella said, "I don't want to die because then all of you guys will be in trouble."  Yeah, we would have been in big trouble.  We all survived and we even survived the nasty hole in the ground bathroom.  We ended the night with movie night for the kids and hot tub time for the adults!!

 The kids finally got to get in the hot tub.



 The girls after using the hole in the ground bathroom.  They couldn't get hand sanitizer fast enough.  
 The kiddos before the hike.
 Just one set of the crazy steep stairs.  

 The kids were a little worn out after New Years Eve and passed out on the way to the hike the next day.






















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