Bryce Canyon Vacation

We left Thursday, June 11th at about 8:00 a.m. Eric worked graveyards, so as soon as he got home we finished the last minute stuff and was on the road by about 8. Sallie came with us. Our first stop was in Payson, for a quick fill-up and potty break. Then we stopped at Big Rocky Candy Mountain. I had researched things to do before we left and one of the things I found was renting a ATV/UTV for the day. I wasn't sure if I could talk Eric into it, but threw the idea out there. I figured that we might run out of things to do in Bryce Canyon, so wanted to be sure I had a back up plan. We ended up reserving a six passenger Ranger for Sunday. We arrived at our campground, Paradise Rv Park, just outside of Panguitch at about 2:00. There was no body around, so we wanted for about a half hour before the guy showed up. Eric was getting very irritated. After all, he was going on no sleep and just wanted to set up camp and relax. Once we got situated we just hung out in the trailer and watched a movie.

Friday, June 12th, we cooked breakfast and then drove to Bryce Canyon, which was about 30 minutes away. We jumped on the shuttle bus that took us into the park. We hiked the Navajo Loop/Sunset Point hike which ended up being 2.9 miles. It was a great hike and the weather was perfect. I don't think it got hotter than 75 degrees. After the hike, we rode the shuttle back to the truck and had lunch and than walked into a few little shops. Then we headed back to the trailer. We cooked dinner and just hung out. We met a really nice couple, Brian and Nancy, that stay the whole summer at Paradise RV Park. I think they have convinced us to come back again next year. We will see if we can get our schedule to work out and come back for the Balloon festival.

Saturday, June 13th, we went to the tractor pulls in Panguitch. Sallie had never been to the tractor pulls. It was fun to attend a small town event. The sled broke towards the end, so we didn't get to watch the last couple of tractors. Then we went back to Bryce Canyon and went on the Mossy Cave trail. It was only a .8 mile hike. It was a perfect little hike that went up to a Mossy Cave and then to a little waterfall. Eric and the kids hiked up a steep hill to look over the hill. On the way down, Maisie was crossing the river and lost her flip flop. Thankfully it got stuck in a little cove before going down the waterfall and her dad was nice enough to retrieve it for her. She was a little upset and went storming off down the trail. I think she realized she should have listened do mom and dad and wore tennis shoes. Oh well, live and learn. On our way back to the trailer, we stopped at the little shops in Panguitch and walked through them. Not too exciting, but kind of fun to look at. They have a lot of antique shops. We hung out at camp, had dinner, and visited with our new friends.

Sunday, June 14th, we got up early, at 6:00 a.m. and cooked a quick breakfast and then packed up the trailer. We decided to move the trailer to Marysvale, since we were going to be renting the UTV and it was right there. Got is an hour closer to home too. We got the trailer situated and then went and picked up the UTV. Once we got lunch and drinks all packed, we headed out on the trail. We headed towards Monroe mountain. It took us about 2.5 hours to get to the cabin. We cooked some hot dogs and had lunch and then headed down the other side of the mountain. Along the way, we went to Monroe Peak and Fitzgerald Park. We filled up the UTV with gas in Monroe and then went to the park to evaluate the map and see where we wanted to head next. We still had five hours left before we needed to return it.

Price - Monte Carlo

Saturday, May 30th - A couple of weeks ago Eric and Jerry decided they were going to make a fast trip to Price to pick up Eric's Monte Carlo. Jerry has wanted that car since he was nine. It was suppose to be a fast trip, but the weekend got closer, Eric decided he wanted to stay the night. In talking to Cody, we found out that a family friend was getting married that weekend, so we decided it would be fun to go down and stay the night. The boys, Eric, Parker, Jerry, and Mason got up early Saturday morning and headed to Price. Maisie stayed with me while I went and took pictures at a birthday party in Preston, ID. Maisie and I left straight from Preston a little after 3:00 and headed to Price. We got there about 7:00 p.m. The boys had the Monte Carlo all loaded and ready to go. Shortly afterward we arrived, we headed to the wedding reception. Bridget and her girls were there too. It was so nice to see them, since we don't get to see them very often. We stayed until about midnight and then headed to Cody and Lexi's. We visited until about 2 in the morning and then headed to bed. They were nice enough to put us up for the night. We put Jerry and Mason in the camp trailer and we stayed in their spare beds. In the morning, we went to breakfast at Balance Rock in Helper. We went back to Mary's and visited with her for a minute and then left about noon. It was a fast trip, but a fun one.

Memorial Weekend in Grace, Idaho

It's become an annual tradition to go to Grace Idaho for Memorial Weekend. We camp at the Caribou RV park. It's a smaller RV park/golf course with only 10 spots. We go as a group with my co-worker Shannon and Kyle and Misty's family has always joined us. This year there was five trailers in our group. There's not a whole lot to do, but it's a nice place to get away. Eric had to work the whole weekend, so I was brave and pulled the trailer all by myself. It's actually not too bad as long as I don't have to back it up. Saturday we went to Lava Hot Springs for a couple of hours. It was a little rainy, which was nice to soak in the hot tubs.

We cook meals as a group, so we end up only cooking one meal. We definitely don't go hungry the whole weekend. I cooked taco soup for dinner. Everyone loved it. We watched a few movies and just hung out.

Sunday, we let the kids hit golf balls. It was quite entertaining seeing the kids who have never golfed before. Lots of practice shots.

We left Monday about 11:30 and Kyle was nice enough to follow me home and back the trailer in. Thank goodness for nice brothers. 

A weekend of Lagoon and wedding's

Friday, May 15th was USU's Physics day at Lagoon. The four of us got to help out. Eric was a judge, I took pictures, and Maisie and Parker were miscellaneous helpers. It was a cold and rainy day, so we didn't get to enjoy much of Lagoon. After we were done helping with Physics day, they fed us lunch, and then we went and sat in the car for about an hour and warmed up. Parker decided he really needed to go to the bathroom, so we went back in the park and rode a couple of rides.

To kill some time, we went to Ruth's diner in Salt Lake City. We had our friend's David & Sherry's daughter's wedding, Erin, wedding reception in Salt Lake later that evening. We arrived at the reception at 7:00 and stayed until about 9:00. It was so good to see them. We haven't seen there girl's Erin and Ariel for 10 years.

Saturday, was Lexi's sister, Erin's wedding. We went to the reception in North Logan for just a few minutes and then went to their wedding dinner in Preston. We had a great time hanging out with them and Cody and Lexi. We don't see family near enough.

Maisie is an Honor Student

I can't believe that 6th grade is already over. This year has gone by so fast. Spring Creek had a Honor's breakfast for all the students who got straight A's. Maisie did so awesome this year. She was always so good to get her homework done and turn it in. Not always on time, but she focused on doing what she needed to to get an A. So nice that 6th grade is a transition year and eases them into working hard.

Last weekend before school

I have thoroughly enjoyed the last couple of weeks with no school. I told the kids we could try and do some things this weekend as a last weekend before mom goes back to school. Friday night, we cleaned the house so that we could play the rest of the weekend. Saturday, we left to go over to Bear River City to have my cousin cut mine and Maisie's hair. Then we went to the Garland City Boutique. My sister had a Scentsy booth set up. Kyle and Misty met us there. I wanted to go to the Bountiful Costco to have some scrapbook pages printed. Kyle and Misty decided to come with us. I couldn't believe how packed Costco was. We could hardly find a parking spot. We walked around for about an hour and then my pictures were done. Then we went to Target. Kyle and Misty left from there cause they had a family party. I took the kids to Golden Corral for dinner. We still weren't ready to go back home so we stopped at Wal-mart in Brigham City and decided to go to the late movie. We saw Paul Blart Mall Cop 2. The kids really liked it. We didn't get home until just before midnight.

Sunday, today was Mother's Day. Today is a great reminder of the reason I love being a mom. I have two beautiful kids that I am so proud of. I don't need presents or flowers. I just need my kids to give me hugs and kisses. That's all I need.

We went over to my parent's for dinner and dessert. It is always nice to get together as a family. I love having family so close. I wish we could see Eric's family more often.

Spring Semester

I am so glad this semester is over with. I took Math 1050 and Music 1010. The music class wasn't all that bad, but very boring. Math 1050 was a killer. It was so time consuming and consumed most of my life for the past four months. I am so glad to have my math classes out of the way and moving on to bigger and better classes (wink wink). I have had the last two weeks off of school and have enjoyed every minute of it. Still going strong with a 4.0 gpa. Not sure how long I can hold it, but still working at it. This summer I am taking a business class and a geology class and am kind of excited for both of them. I am just hoping I can still fit in lots of fun this summer.