Sunday Hike-Yant Flat

This Sunday we hiked to Yant Flat. You have to go on quite a drive to get there, but it was worth it. The views were amazing. This was an awesome hike one I hope we will do again someday.

#sundayhikes #yantflat

Doodle Gram

It's been awhile since I did a doodle post. Here are a few cute snapshots of Mookie. He is getting huge by the way. When we tell people he is a puppy still they are shocked. 

#mookiethedood #goldendoodle 

Fighting the Quarantine Blues

Everything shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic including schools, restaurants, parks, pools, etc. That meant Bryce was going to get bored pretty fast and I didn't just want him sitting on his electronics for 10 hours a day, so I bought him this water slide. (I used part of the stimulus check we received from the government to buy it-I mean I guess technically part of it was his anyways.) Hopefully it will help beet some of the COVID Blues and transition into a fun thing for summertime as well. 

No More Training Wheels

We have tried to get Bryce to ride a bike without training wheels on and off for the last year. It is something that has proven to be a bit of a challenge for him. I finally assigned Chloe to the task. I told Chloe if she worked hard and got him to do it she could earn $20. I told Bryce if he learned how he could get a new Lego set. I assumed it would take a couple of weeks at least. Imagine my surprise when they came in and got me 15 minutes after they started working on it to show me that he could do it. I was shocked! The smile on Bryce's face was priceless. Good Job Bryce and Chloe!!!

Easter

Easter was a little bit different for us this year, due to COVID restrictions. Usually we spend Easter with Landon's whole family in Flowell and then sometimes do something with my family as well, like Easter dinner.

This year we just did our own thing, everyone did, because you aren't supposed to gather in groups of over 10. It was really sad actually that a tradition we have had for years, since Landon was a little kid, was just canceled because of a virus and the government.

I did find this really cool Easter egg design kit online. The kids loved it and had lots of fun decorating eggs with it. 

 We decided to get out of town and headed camping on the Arizona Strip. We found a remote spot and made camp. The kids loved being able to ride around on the 4 wheeler, the dogs just ran free, and I got some good reading time in. 

 We did a little bit of exploring and went on some trails. We found some pretty cool views.

 The Easter bunny managed to find us, even way out on the desolate desert. 

Bryce woke up just as early as he typically does when its a holiday and was excited to find his Easter basket filled with lots of fun things including some dinosaur eggs, books, and a few treats.

 When the sun came up he ran outside and found tons of eggs hidden around camp.

The Easter Bunny even left a basket for Chloe

 We ended up having a really good weekend together and even though we missed seeing all of our other family members, we made the best of it and created some great memories. 

Glitter Mountain

For our Sunday Hike this week we drove to Glitter Mountain. It seemed a lot cooler hearing about it and seeing pictures people had posted than it actually was. The 2 older kids were unimpressed, Bryce did gather up a few glitter rocks and seemed happy about it. There wasn't really much of a hike either, but you could take a little stroll around the mine, which is how glitter mountain got it's name, it's actually an old Selenite/Gypsum mine. At least we got out of the house I guess, and can now mark that off as one of the nearby sites we have visited in our area. 

#GlitterMountain #sundayhikes