Each year, right before Nate gets really busy at work for the summer, we take a little family vacation. It has been so fun to explore and adventure together as a family. This year we went to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Nate and I had been to Moab a few times years ago, before kids (great memories with our dear friends the Freemans!). This time we decided not to stay in Moab but traveled on to Canyonlands, thanks to another friend's suggestion. It was wonderful! We camped for 3 nights/4 days, did lots of hiking, swam in some pools, climbed on rocks, saw wildlife and beautiful views. It was a really fun vacation and our kids did awesome. They are such troopers - even when we started a hike at 4 in the afternoon and didn't get back to our campsite for dinner until 9!
Nate and I love sharing in adventures with them and seeing them love what we love. They are great campers- very helpful, and becoming so much more independent, ah yes, and sleeping amazingly well in the tent which makes camping so much better!
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My Mother's Day surprise, waiting for me when I woke up
after they all let me sleep in! |
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| Love that they were all standing the same way! |
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| The dessert has a beauty all it's own! |
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We saw too many of these whip tail lizards.
(the kids loved them!) |
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| We did spend one day at Arches National Park. |
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Hmm, not my favorite part, but was a
bit exciting to see this snake when we were climbing around on the rocks.
We found out it is a Great Basin Gopher Snake - not poisonous! |
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| Splashing in the Colorado River |
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| Our amazing campsite! |
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| The girls thought this caption should be "Girls Rock!" |
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| My cutie sleepy heads |
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Yes, it looks muddy but it was cool and refreshing after the dessert heat!
We found this our last day there so we got to wash up a bit before heading home. |
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| A trip with Nate wouldn't be complete without some cliff jumping! |
