Family fun!!!

Last weekend we had a rare wonderful treat, we got to spend time with our "California cousins". Ok that's what Luke and Kolby have always called them. Really they are Dewey's sister Jana, her husband Marshall and their ADORABLE boys Canyon and August.

On Sunday we all loaded up and had Grandpa lead us to fun. (Which for those of you that don't know is his specialty) We ended up near St. George at a sand hill, which just happened to be perfect for sledding down.

I love these boys expressions, here's Luke loving it

Canyon who is a bike/surf/skateboard whizz put his own twist on getting down the hill


Kolby who had a look of pure terror but still made it down a few times.

Look at this darling face, I think August enjoyed the "crash" landing part the most

We all gave it a try, even grandma. And for those that are looking for a good work out, might I suggest walking up and down a sand hill. I have done P90X and can tell you a sand hill beats it every time.

After we dragged the boys away from the hill we went on a beautiful hike, with a red rock arch as part of the attraction. I love this picture with three boys under and one very brave little head on top (canyon :)

It truly was a treat to be able to spend time with the Jana and her wonderful family. Jana is a beautiful and amazing woman, one of those rare people that makes you feel good just being around them. All four of them are very kind and just plain fun to be around, we enjoyed every minute.
Cute pic of Jana and Gus

My favorite kind of hike ends at water. I especially love when your in the middle of the desert you walk around a corner and see a breathtaking river running through red cliffs. I'm sure you can imagine the excitement this caused in 4 boys.

One thing I seem to always forget to take into account is that if I'm walking down I will need to walk back up. A good test to see how in shape or out of shape you are is to walk straight up through sand. Marshall and Canyon were waiting at the top lounging on chairs sipping lemonade (or would have been if there were chairs or lemonade around, but you get the picture) by the time the rest of us made it back up. :)

One of my favorite new pictures, LOVE it!!

We had a picnic lunch and decided we were so close to Zions National Park, it would be a shame to pass it by. We all loaded back up for more adventure. We ended up at one of our favorite hikes, the river walk.

To me Zions is such a magical place I love seeing others experience it for the first time. Even though the "littles" were beyond tired they were little troopers and hung in for the whole hike. Uncle Dewey gave quarters for anyone that could spot a deer or large bird. Pretty sure that Canyon came out the big winner on that venture.

After Zions we ended up in Springdale at a delicious restaurant. (which actually had more then one choice for veggie me) Even exhausted it was such good food and conversation we hated for it to end.
One of those rare wonderful days to file away under perfect memories spent with family.