June 2010 Wrap Up

A VISIT WITH KILEY'S FAMILY:



FATHER'S DAY:

Father's Day weekend we went and had lunch on the beach at the Great Salt Lake by Shipwreck Rock, the kids had fun playing on the boulders and throwing rocks in the water, it was windy and then the seagulls came along and cut our lunch short.

We then went with the Craig, Kristina, and kids to Five Mile Pass and went Jeeping on the Rattlesnake 4x4 road. Afterward we had dinner the kids played outside and got bit by giant mosquitoes. That was not fun poor kids!!!! Mean parents!!!!



MARY'S AND DEBBIE'S SHOWER:

Kristina and Lori threw a surprise baby shower for Mary and Debbie , it was fun. While the girls ate and chatted, the kids played in the little kiddie pool. Riley could not get enough of it. When he finally got out he was shivering. He absolutely loves the water!



RON'S WORK PARTY:

Ron's work's summer party this year was at Boondocks. We had fun going on the go-carts. Lacey liked going on them better with Ron. She thought Lori was too slow, she would tell me to go faster. We tried to play mini-golf but Riley would take off with the ball and drop it in the hole. He did have a fun time trying to golf too. Lacey loved the “Virtual 3-D Roller Coaster” she could not get enough of it. It was a fun night.



CAPITOL REEF JUNE 2010, VERSION 2.0

Last but not Least, in June we went a second time to Capital Reef. This time we went with my brother Mark and his Family; Craig, Kristina, and their family; and Stan and Rae. We love Capital Reef but there was a down side. There were these tiny bugs the locals call no-Seeums that bit the stink out of us. Bug spray doesn't work on them. Stupid bugs.



We went on some fun hikes and played games. One of our favorite places is the picnic area. It is so beautiful and the trees are very old and cool. The best part is there is a little creek that runs by the picnic area. After lunch we played in the stream. Riley did two of his favorite things: playing in water and throwing rocks. The kids had a blast. Water and kids seem to go well with each other. After all that play time in the water we went to the old Gifford farm house and bought soda and ice cream YUMMY!!!!! Ron took the kids to the Park Ranger Evening Program at the campground. Lacey likes to pretend she is Park Ranger Odette (Odette is her alter ego whenever we are in a national park). While at the program she got to help the real park ranger with her presentation. She got to pretend she was a bat. They put some fake ears on her to demonstrate how big a bats ears are in proportion to their body.





On our last day we all got ready to go home. Before we went home Chloee went with us on a hike to a fun waterfall. The hike starts at the Visitor Center. When we got there Riley found a “Mokeekykle” in the parking lot. The owner let him sit on the bike, even though Riley looks unhappy, he is bursting with happiness inside. I promise he is obsessed with the things!!!!

This hike was so fun! We hiked about a mile in the water until we got to the waterfall. Riley fell asleep on Ron's shoulders on the way. We had fun. There was a second little waterfall and a small "kiddie pool" just upstream a few feet. We played there for about an hour. Once we were done, the only way to get down was to slide down the waterfall. Everyone did great getting down except Lori. She was so scared that it took about 10 min for Ron to talk her down. Afterwards, she realized that was a lot of fun!!!!









On our way home we took the long, scenic way home. Our stops included looking at some really odd cows and enjoying some excellent views from the top of Thousand Lake Mountain. Lacey and Chloee didn't have any problems posing for the camera for a fashion photo shoot. Riley stepped on a cactus and got pricked on his heal, poor thing (it's hard to see, but the picture of his heel shows the cactus needles sticking out. Our shoes took a beating on this trip. We we got home we spent the rest of the day in the pool. Like I said kids love water. What a fun-filled June!!!



Adventure Stats:

adventure days=4
work vacation days used=1
highway miles=615
off-highway miles=10
hiking miles=5.0
average lodging cost per paid night(2 nights)=$5.00
average lodging cost per total nights(2 nights)=$5.00