saving for the next day

Last night I was putting little Lucy to bed.
We brushed teeth, read books and prayers were said.
The normal nightly routine.
I leaned in for a good night hug and out of the corner of my eye
I noticed something on her pillow.
3 strange things on her pillow.
I went in for a slightly closer look
and noticed the 3 strange things were slugs.
Black, slimy, alive and breathing slugs.
And then she tells me laughing.
"they must have climbed on my pillow when i took it outside in the fort"
"they like me. I will save them for tomorrow?. "
Nope. no saving.
Especially not on a pillow.
It was pretty gross.
Good bye slugs.
Hello clean pillow case.
What next?
Open the fridge to find a ice cream cone Lucy wanted "to save for the next day. "
In a large puddle dripping into every nook and cranny.
She should have just put it on her pillow by her slugs to "save for the next day".
It would have been a whole lot easier to clean up.
Who knew being resourceful could end so badly?
Never a dull moment.
Never.
{climbing out of a tunnel, aspen grove 2011}

Pinecreek Canyon

One of my most favorite, beautiful things I did this Fall.
It lived up to all my expectations.
And the wet suits just sweetened the deal.
More to come.....

down right dirty

So once a while it's good to do something totally unadult and immature with hundreds of other "grown ups" acting in the same manner right? To scramble up slippery, sloppy mud hills, throw a big mud ball and your girl friends face, do a cannonball off a rope swing into a mud pit, become a swamp princess, seek revenge, dangle from ropes, and lets not forget the giant slip n' slide. All of this while looking radiant in a unibrow and awesome mustaches. { We really took the place by storm looking so good. :) } Believe me once you get your unibrow painted on any once of dignity you think you might maintain doing this event is already gone and your about ready for anything that comes your way. Well except for the lady with the see through pants and looking over your shoulder crawling through a mud tube to find a little bigger fellow dressed up as the lead singer to KISS hot on your trail. Let's be honest your really never ready for those kinds of surprises. "Your only as old as your feel..." Is that way that saying goes" So I guess if you want to feel somewhere between the age of 15-20 for a few hours do the dirty dash 10k. It will work like a charm. It's good for the soul....and some old clothes you want to get rid of. Not to good for shower cleaning or your q tip supply. It was bunches of filthy fun minus the dirt I keep pulling out of my ears. Next years outfit. Wet suit. ear muffs. and goggles!!

{awesome swamp princess}

{ about half the group....It was super sized!!}

silver lake

Up a windy dirt road
and over a mountain pass
is a lovely little lake
with a trail all the way around
lined with pines.
Three little blondies with fishing poles in tow
winded their way around and found...
relaxing fishing spots
climbing spots
pine cone finding spots
and hide and seek spots.
The perfect quick fix for a little summer mountain love.

{This one is my favorite :)}

the best pool-side view

After 3 days and 3 nights of
hiking, tubing down rivers, lizard catching, trail running,
marshmallow roasting, ants attacking, pad sleeping, rock finding
and bike riding.
There is not a whole lot better than to nestle into a favorite hotel
and go to one of your favorite places to eat pizza.
Then soak in a hot tub, take a long shower, read a good book and sleep in!
This place has the most amazing pool side-view!
Oh, and did I mention they have movies like Edward Scissorhands to check out at the front desk!
Three little kids were very captivated. :)

Flashback to more of our Zion 4th of July.

Meet up with some favorite friends.
Explored the narrows {water is running high this year}
Watched the clouds roll by under our favorite tree.
Races/Competitions.
Freeze Dance
Happiness.