Capitol Reef National Park

This past weekend, we ventured down south for another desert camping trip.  It's funny...I now usually judge the success of our camping trips by whether or not the girls had fun camping and exploring.  We can call this latest trip to Capitol Reef National Park a success!

I'll take it!

Home sweet home for 2 nights...

Emma and Mia getting ready to hike Sulphur Creek

Abigail walked a majority of the 3-mile hike by herself.

There was one part of the hike where we had to drop down a bit (and then climb back up on the way back).

This was, by far, the hit of the hike--the water!

Somebody loved the mud!

lunch break

The kids played in the water for about an hour after lunch.

The kids did awesome on the hike! 

Elsewhere in the park...

The kids loved playing bocce ball back at camp.

Sunsets in the desert are the best.

This little girl kept up with the 4, 5, and 6 year olds.

A Lot to Celebrate!

It was a weekend of celebrations around here.  It all started on Friday morning with the graduation ceremony for graduates in the College of Education.   What a proud moment! 

We figured Emma was old enough to know what was going on but we did take Abigail to daycare for the day.  

Andy's cohort and 2 of their professors...

This was Andy's group for their BIG, final Capstone project...

We just had to go to The Pie for pizza!

Saturday was Abigail's 3rd birthday party.  I cannot believe she will be 3 years old tomorrow!  Slow down the time!  Since Abigail is pretty much obsessed with Peppa Pig, it only made sense to just go with it...

Along with celebrating Abigail's birthday, we also celebrated Andy's graduation from the University of Utah.  

My mom made these adorable dresses for the girls.

Abigail with her friend, Hailey...notice the "muddy puddles" around their mouths...

Abigail with her friend, Francie...

After the party (and the rain finally stopping), we took advantage of the later evenings and got our for a walk.

These girls love the puddles.

For Mother's Day, we went out to brunch with Andy's mom.  It was another rainy day so we didn't get to do much outside today.

Abigail filled her time with playing with her new birthday gifts.

Emma decided to do some chores around the house.

And, finally, just a few photos of these silly girls...

She gravitates towards puddles.