our easter weekend camping was cancelled due to rain. so we decided to go on
memorial day. it turned out pretty rainy too, but thankfully it didn't rain the one
day we were there hiking. it rained before and after, so we were pretty lucky.
the rain did create some beautiful scenery.
we had a blast our first time at enchanted rock with our friends.
here are the boys having fun with fire. they love matches, and we let them
go at it if we are camping. they have tons of fun trying to light stuff on fire.
this is 6 am the first morning...they never sleep in in a tent. :)
they discovered a little stream right down the hill from our tent.
we could hardly get them to eat breakfast.
our view from our campsite....
our tent! we really are thankful for good friends. not only did they haul our stuff, but jason
was getting home from the netherlands so they arrived early and set up our tent in the rain.
we went on two hikes. this first one is the smaller of the two mountains/rocks.
i was trying to be brave, but there were moments i thought i was going to see one
of my boys tumble down the mountain. aaiiee.... the thing is, the boys
thought this was absolutely the best adventure ever. they were a little nervous
at first, but quickly got over it. i had to remind them to stop running....
the rain produced some beautiful flowers...
i love this picture of grant. reminds me so much of my dad...
you can see the people in the distance on top. you then realize how big those rocks are....
this was a cool rock climbing wall. jason discovered it and we were all on top
and he helped us all get down by using these hand holds. he had a blast, while we
were all nervous and trying not to die.....
after lunch, we decided to hike enchanted rock. it feels like straight up. it wasn't that hot,
but our legs were burning. it's a huge climb, and we were tired from the morning hike.
we made it!
at the top there's a cave. and it's a pretty tight squeeze the whole way through. again, there
were times where i thought the boys were going to disappear forever in a deep dark hole.
thankfully, our friends were strategically placed and everyone was helpful making sure
the boys were safe.
after the rock, we decided to take the long way home all around the park. boy were we tired!
kendall and grant weren't too tired to climb this huge rock though.
dinner!
we had an awesome time and made some great memories. we packed up and missed a huge
flooding event that morning. good thing we left early. we even passed through a town that
later was flooded by a broken dam. we were very grateful to be safe and have a good time.
