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Headin’ South: St. George {Pioneer Park}

November 16, 2013/1 Comment/in Family Activities/by Heather

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Pioneer Park in St. George

Favorite place for the kids to climb & hike. Abe was in heaven. At first, Tru didn’t want to climb high so he stayed down low with Liza & mom. He hid in the crevices and explored the tiny caves. Jimmy took the kids up high to explore the tops of the rocks and see the city of St. George.

Tru & Max tried to follow Abe all over the place. We love outdoor family activities that physically challenge the kids. Hannah helped the boys have a grand time.

Now, Eliza was scared for everyone’s safety. She cried 90% of the time… really. She was afraid for everyone climbing on the high rocks. She finally simmered down once we got to a flatter spot. Then she ran around and had a jolly time. Tru finally started exploring higher elevations. Hannah & Abe took some inspirational/courageous shots.

By the end, Tru didn’t want much help. He was very strategic about his climbing … up & down. He would carefully watch and decide on a path to take. It was so different from Abe who just zipped everywhere so quickly. Luckily… we all came out alive and unharmed. We enjoyed the sunshine, fresh air, and physical challenge of climbing!

Headin’ South: Zion National Park (pt 2)

November 15, 2013/0 Comments/in Family Activities/by Heather

November 15, 2013, Friday

Riverside walk near the Narrows (the end of the canyon!). Such beautifully rad rocks… A Family of Deer – See how hannah purposefully photo-bombed the deer. Haha! Studio C Photobomb class has become very educational for our family. … Abe wanted to be in the picture with the Squirrel. Cool River for the kids to toss rocks into. Tru & Liza especially liked that activity.
Kolob Canyons Viewpoint: Really cold & windy… Amazing panoramic sights! The kids loved that the asphalt roads were made of red rocks. All of Tru’s exploring left him rather tired for the drive home!

Headin’ South: Zion National Park (pt 1)

November 15, 2013/0 Comments/in Family Activities/by Heather

November 15: Zion National Park

Mt. Carmel tunnel!!! Loved how dark the tunnel was… the “windows” to see out to the canyons… lots of cactus (adored by Abe & Truman)… Tru insisted on touching all the cacti with a stick… “It was rad!” ~Hannah… Saw really cool Mountain Goats with huge horns. Loved the melted carmel look of the mountains.

Heart rocks from the entire trip. Always on the look out! Love is everywhere!

Amazing Arches forming in the mountains!

Emerald Pools Hike… Tru was scared of the cliffs because of the initial warning sign… Abe was hoping to do rock climbing, not walking… Tru stopped to see every stick, rock, and piece of dirt – he enjoys the journey, not only the destination… Max loved the colorful leaves on the ground… Met lots of trendy Europeans & even a father/son from Australia (who were amazed at the size of our family)… lovely sights… Perfect Weather!
We survived hiking together as a family! Phew…

Headin’ South: Hide-n-seek House

November 14, 2013/0 Comments/in Family Activities/by Heather

November 14-16, 2013
Headed south to Cedar City, Zion National Park, & St. George.
A drive without any screens. And look what the kids did – they read books, listened to music, & ate string cheese!

We stayed at a family home of Aunt Carla’s. So nice that they let us stay in the family home! It has awesome decor…. really neat old pictures of the family.

Liza spent some time upside down as it is the most comfortable position when teething. We enjoyed some Papa Murphy’s pizza for supper our first night there.

The kids love playing hide-n-seek in this house because it has so many rooms, closets, bathrooms, and 3 levels. So many places to hide. Looks like the boys played rock-paper-scissors to pass the time as well. We played Uno as a family and dad watched some NBA.

And to end the night… bedtime stories by dad. I love this quilt.

And then …. sleep? The boys and dad stayed in one room. Hannah, Liza, and I in another room. Liza didn’t fare too well in the sleeping department. And after alternating sleeping arrangements, dad and I realized that Max was a really wild sleeper and was all over the place. But alas, we slept a little and went on our way.

It was glorious!

November 9, 2013/0 Comments/in Family Activities/by Heather

A Morning of tidying the house. A quiet time of rest. A family trip to Neptune Park to enjoy the 60 degree weather. Lots of spinning, crying, laughing, climbing, swinging.And then this view on the drive home. Best sunset ever! Heavenly Father loves us so much to send beauties like this. It would make the best panoramic setting as it just kept going from south to west to north. So lovely! Abe noticed the sunset first. And everyone wanted a picture of it! #nofilter #truestory

13th Anniversary of Engagement

October 25, 2013/1 Comment/in Family Activities, Temple/by Heather

Instead of making it on a date to our engagement spot, we took the kids there to tell them about when dad proposed to mom. I’m so glad we did this! I read the kids part of my journal about the proposal. We showed them pictures that we took. We talked about eternal covenants.

Most of all, Truman was too excited to play in the leaves at the park across the street from the Mt. Timp temple.We buried the boys in leaves and out them came… one as a mummy… one as a zombie… one as an Abraham!I sure love Jimmy. I was thinking about how different our life is now with 5 kids compared to 2000 when we were single and dating. Many more challenges, but a life filled with blessings.Thanks babe for being a good husband and father to our family!

John 3:16

October 24, 2013/1 Comment/in Family Activities, Heather, Inspirational/by Heather

We read this scripture out loud as a family tonight during scripture study. What a precious truth! God loves each of us so very much… so much that he would sacrifice His Son that we might have eternal LIFE. So grateful for this knowledge! We are loved!

oodles of shenanigans

October 24, 2013/0 Comments/in Family Activities/by Heather

#1. Liza thinks her doll’s bottle is out of milk and she wants me to fill it up from milk in the fridge.
2. Hannah & Abe on Crazy Hair Day. That’s about as bonkers as we get around here.
3. Tru & Liza after church. Liza found a winter hat and put it on. They were being buddies. Yesterday these two had a conversation. It was pretty funny. Tru can be such a great little helper when he puts his mind to it.
4. Max’s crazy hair. This kid has the thickest most matted hair in the family. Nothing crazy to do to it, so he went with a clown wig.
5. Abe used his gogurt to write me a note on his hand. After the picture I whispered in his ear, “Thanks for the love note, but don’t write on your hand with yogurt!” I’m secretly glad he thought of me even though it’s icky to lick yogurt off your hand!

All sorts of shenanigans around here. Tonight Jimmy was trying to convince me that Tru & Max wrestling was normal boy play. Wow. They are just asking to get hurt, if you ask me. Liza helped me rub Jimmy’s back. Abe showed us his creation from Lego league. Hannah tried to figure out the metronome and played Minuet. Family time at home, as wild and loud as it gets, is the best!

oops… missed a funny one. Liza with the noise canceling headphones helping herself to a snack of cornflakes!

Conference Weekend

October 6, 2013/0 Comments/in Family Activities/by Heather

1. Conference Mix!!!
2. Max enjoying conference mix
3. Tru with a cold. He finally fell asleep for a nap!!!
4. Hannah doodling & taking notes (cute artist that she is!)
5. Mama & Hannah being silly
6. Dad recording funny moments from conference
7. Abe creating Star Wars Origami
8. Zuzu painting paper – or rather, a moustache!
9. Hannah’s doodles!

To enjoy some outdoor weather and in hopes to get a few wiggles out, we went to Rock Canyon Park in Provo. So lovely and warm! The kids rolled down the hill… and ran up the hill… and rolled down the hill (even Tru mastered it!)… and then felt sick so we walked around the park. I love shadow pictures of our family!!! We were extra tall in these shadows! We ended up leaving 5 minutes too late … Tru had enough and couldn’t contain his emotions any longer. But the evening was an overall success at the park! Max blew a wish on a dandelion and he wished that we could move right by this park!

I Am A Child of God Plaque

October 6, 2013/1 Comment/in Family Activities/by Heather

A few weeks ago I thought it would be swell to let each of the kids paint their own board for their I am a Child of God plaque. By the end of the Family Home Evening activity, I was a wee bit flustered. There was lots of paint blowing in the wind. Aaaak! But we survived and I hope the kids have somewhat of a pleasant memory of painting together in the wind.Today during morning conference Hannah and I mod-podged to finish them up. I think they turned out cute! I hope the kids will enjoy having them on the wall in their room … and that their testimony of being a child of God will be strengthened.