Wednesday, November 16, 2016

April 2015

Henry and Cindy at their cousin’s birthday party at Thanksgiving Point:IMG_3615IMG_3634IMG_3660IMG_3663

After the party we were able to get some discounted passes for the whole family, so we went back a lot during the spring,IMG_3738IMG_3752IMG_3849IMG_3783IMG_3860

Another fun adventure in April – hiking to Battle Creek Falls in Pleasant Grove. 

The hike doesn’t really involve any rock climbing, but Henry likes to work on his “Doing Risky Things” skills whenever he gets a chance, so he spent most of the hike not actually on the trail.                                  IMG_3690
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All the kids sitting on a tree.  You would think I’d be used to how many kids I have by now, but it still sometimes takes me by surprise when I see them all together like this.  It’s a little alarming (but it also makes me happy). IMG_3698
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Henry thought it might be fun to go all the way under the falls.                                          IMG_1400

It turned out not to be super fun.  Mostly he couldn't breathe.  

Easter:                          IMG_3718
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And more baseball in the backyard:2015 04 09_6205

Oliver with his prize for winning our family March Madness bracket tournament:IMG_3813

Our rental house was only about 5 minutes from the mouth of American Fork Canyon, so we spent a lot of time up there hanging out and building fires.  Something we missed so much while we were living in Texas!
Also, I cannot explain Rachel’s face.                            IMG_3814
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Rachel and Lizza decided to build themselves a homemade teeter-totter.  With mixed results. I greatly admire their creativity!

Take one:


Take two:

Snowing!  In April!  I guess this is a thing?                                              IMG_3864

Henry playing baseball:                                                                        IMG_3874IMG_3996

Lizza playing soccer:                                                                                   2015 04 22_6370_edited-1

Also in April – a trip to Yellowstone National Park.  So happy we live close to Yellowstone again. 

Things we did:

Played Dutch Blitz and Spot-it in the lobby of the hotel:IMG_3890IMG_3893

Hung out at the pool (Five children swam; one worked on juggling skills).IMG_3909

Worked some more on juggling skills.  Tristan decided this was a thing he should know, so he taught himself by watching YouTube videos.  And then practicing a lot. He amazes me with his resourcefulness.


We also ate lunch on the banks of the Firehole River:2015 04 17_6301

Walked around geyser basins:2015 04 17_6306

Posed cutely on bridges:                                                                                2015 04 17_6327

Saw Old Faithful:                                                                                             2015 04 17_6334_edited-12015 04 17_6349_edited-1

And woke up early to go spotting for animals:2015 04 18_6263
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Other things we did:

Hiked:                                                                                                   2015 04 18_6269IMG_39452015 04 18_62702015 04 18_6275

Learned cool stuff about Yellowstone from Dad:2015 04 18_6272

Had lunch breaks at Mammoth picnic area:2015 04 18_6279

Saw amazing waterfalls:IMG_3972

Did some late night hotel swimming.

And pretty much wore ourselves out every day.  It was a great trip.  IMG_3968

When we got back we did this puzzle.                                                     IMG_4046

The end.