Day 1: Zion National Park....Narrows Hike

Oh my...Zion was worth every minute of the nine hour drive.  It took our breath away and gave us a gorgeous outdoor playground!

We did an afternoon hike in the narrows.

Ha ha...this reminds me of a senior picture:-)

We were surprised to find the leaves changing, which enhanced the beauty and already colorful canyon.

Rock climbing with these monkeys is no easy task!

We reached the end of the official trail.  The narrows are popular for hiking in the creek.  Perfect for a summer trip!

Of course no hike could be complete without "watering" something.

Headed back to the car....

And doing some boulder climbing by the river.

SUPER HERO POSES

Monsters in a cave

Playing with the settings on the camera:-)

 

What a perfect first day of vacation!

So this is happening...

Our first snow!

 Winter is officially here....the first snow angels have been formed:-)

And the sleds have been fully broken in.  We are blessed to have a mini sledding hill in our backyard!  And a much bigger hill just a few blocks away.  It's going to be a fun winter!

Budding photographers

 Every time I plug my camera in, I find mysterious photos that I didn't take!?  It's always fun to see life from the boys' perspective....and a camera of their own is at the top of the Christmas list:-)

We love visitors!

 Our string of visitors ended with my friend Amber's visit from Michigan. We escaped for a night, but not before being photo-bombed.....

 .....or posing like superheroes (which clearly comes natural to us:-).

Grandma & Grandpa Erb Spoil Us!

 We had a whirlwind weekend of projects, fun and relaxing! 

 Grandpa (and his assistants) turned an old headboard into a coat rack and installed it in our coat closet. 

 Grandma had great fun with a rubber snake (the boys need to work on being a little more sneaky:-)

And no visit to Colorado is complete without a hike!  We went on a bear hunt at Lair of the Bear.

Kenny's Thanksgiving Turkey

Kenny disguised his Thanksgiving turkey as Cyclops!  He was extremely independent and opinionated on this project.  So fun to see him engaged in his learning:-)