Spring Break

So, I have decided that Chris and I are brave parents. We seem to think we can do anything and everything with our kids and everything will go according to plan. We take them everywhere with us. For spring break the kids really wanted to go do something fun. I had heard of this neat little hike up Gold Canyon that lead to some heiroglyphs. I though hmm... that sounds fun, and my friend took her little girls on the hike, so I am sure we can take our kids and it will be just fine. The kids were excited, we were excited...



See don't we look happy?

Then this.


THIS is Kenli throwing a fit within the first two minutes of our hike. Yep, she was crying and screaming and refusing to walk or even stand. So, did we go home? Nope. Chris, being the awesome dad that he is, hiked up the whole trail with Drey strapped to his back and Kenli in front.


To top it off we were having an above average day that day- it was a sunny 85 degrees, and the "easy" hike turned out to be a little advanced for little feet, but we made it. Along the way we were blessed enough to see a bunny, a lizard, and a rattlesnake! I really, really dislike snakes and it made me a little paranoid the rest of the way up and back down. Of course there were plenty of men, including my son and husband, who wanted to stop and look at the snake-take its picture--one guy was even trying to move it with a stick. Crazy people! I was happy to hurry past it--avoiding all contact with the horrible thing! Once to the top of the trail it was really neat to see the heiroglyphs. Jaxon especially thought it was neat. I will definitely go on this hike again, but maybe leave the little littlies home.