Fall Break Fun

For fall break, we took a quick trip to Park City. It is a relaxing time for us and a fun time for the girls. Here the girls are at a little scarecrow walk we found.

Despite how Libbie is appearing in this photo, we did have a good time together. Notice the mark on Mia's forehead...a couple days before we left, she let our kitten lick her forehead for who knows how long during her "quiet time". Yikes. And Ewwww.

Libbie by one of her Star Wars heroes as a scarecrow.

The girls checking out Albert Frankenstein.

The girls' favorite part of getting away is the hotel pool. Here they are getting warm in the hot tub.

Libbie's dream came true, and she lost two teeth during our trip. That's right, she had two visits from the Tooth Fairy at our hotel. We were so glad she knew where to find us. Although, Libbie informed us she was getting the shaft because kids in her class were getting 3 or 5 dollars per tooth and she only got one. Tee hee. Well, economic times are tough right now.

The Death March

Nathan had quite an adventure last weekend. He and his brother, along with some of his brother's friends, headed down to the Grand Canyon...for oh...24 hours. Yikes, not my idea of a good time. They drove down Friday, got up early Saturday, hiked 23 miles or so, and headed home that evening. The hike is rim to rim in one day. Hi-lights from Nathan's journey: eating dog food over pasta at the cafeteria upon his arrival; freezing the entire night before the hike due to giant gap above cabin door; forgetting a flashlight even though they were starting before daylight - luckily two of the guys had some sort of light for them to use; being heckled by Asian tourists near the end of the hike - he must have been looking really rough because they said things like, "Where are you coming from?" and later, "You are almost there!" Tee hee. There are a lot of funny visuals Nathan described that would take too long to share. But here are some photos from their journey across the Grand Canyon. Nathan and Caleb

A view of the Colorado River.

Self portrait with the beautiful scenery in the background.

A bridge to cross the Colorado.

We are all so happy Nathan's prayers were answered. He didn't die on the trail. Here is proof that they survived and were still smiling.

Mia had her fifth birthday on last Thursday. We can't believe she is that old! It seems it was just yesterday she was our chubby little baby with the funny hair in the middle of her head. This year she was all about the Hello Kitty thing. All she really asked for was a Hello Kitty coloring book and a Hello Kitty stuffed animal. Lucky for her we found both. Plus, her good buddy Alexis got her a Hello Kitty sleeping bag she is just loving. Anyway, we had a fun party with Grandma Jill, Grandpa, Rachel, Marci and the boys, Uncle Nathan, and Grandma and Grandpa Great. Nathan grilled some super yummy pizza too.

Her new Barbie from Grandma Cardon. We think her cousin Henry loved it just as much as her. He carried the thing around and made it sing for quite some time.

Cousins and sisters watching the gift opening.

Mia's gift from Mallory was a High School Musical costume - complete with a lovely brown wig. We all had to try it on. Here is Claire sporting a new do.

Grandma Jill is thinking maybe brunettes do have more fun.

Grandpa looks especially cute.

Our little chunker.

Mia got a new bike for her birthday. Here she and Dad are trying to go 'no training wheels'. We have only had one major spill and will hopefully soon master the art.