Labor Day Weekend :)

We had such a great Labor Day weekend! After a quick trip to SLC last week to go to the temple and to see some friends we didn't feel much like going too far to celebrate our three day weekend. So we enjoyed some close to home attractions and really had a great time as a family!

Dad is the champion reader-- since Preston started school he has been pretty insistent that we get his daily reading done-- and Dad has stepped up big time in getting this task handled! Here he and the kids were piled in Preston's bed reading a book called, "Those Amazing Ants" !

On Saturday we went to Kidzplex. It was super fun-- Burke and I were worn out WAY before our children-- and I had swollen bruised up knees for a few days afterward from crawling through the mass of tunnels. We had lots of laughs and got super sweaty (gross)!

On Sunday we went to church (not much different there huh?) Preston was a little disappointed. "I thought we were having 3 family days in a row! Church is not a family Day!"

On Monday we went to Glenwood Springs and did this hike. It was beautiful-- and wAy above our children's skill level. I felt bad when I realized how overwhelming it might be to look up at a steep mountain of boulders strewn through a very narrow pathway that were all as high as your waist. I think I would have given up! They hung in there and we were all rewarded with the beautiful view at the top and satisfaction of having overcome in the end. Preston walked every step!

Getting ready to start up the trail :)

Back down to the bottom of the trailhead
-- I think we were all pretty relieved when it was over!

Trail Stats: 2.4 miles round trip and 1000 foot elevation gain. Time spent on trail 3.5 hours. 2 potty breaks and one pair of peed pants (not mine!) We took one longish break for lunch about 3/4 of the way to the top.

Would I do this again? Yes with these changes: This would be a lot more fun for our children in a few years. A good portion of the trail is too dangerous to carry a child in your arms or even in a backpack (balance). We were really blessed that none of us were hurt. This trail was immensely popular on this holiday weekend--so before I sound like I don't like to share, I need to defend my position--the trail was really narrow and since up and back is the same trail the flow of traffic was really obnoxious. There were not places to "pull over" because of the steepness and rockiness of the terrain. Because we were slower hikers there was a lot of pressure from behind and ahead to move on or move out. I found that bothersome. If I did it again I would probably go on a weekday in the summer to hopefully improve that aspect of the trip.