Kellogg's Korner

Red Cliffs Desert Reserve

We wanted to try a new hike that wasn't far from the house, so Grandpa suggested the Red Cliffs Reserve. It was great fun, and the views were great, there were plenty of rocks to climb on and a pretty arch. It ended up being a little farther than we thought, but the kids didn't mind as they chased jack rabbits and tortured caterpillars. We figured it was almost 5 miles and Lincoln walked the majority of it. We were glad to head to the pool after this one.

-Lincoln keeping up with the big kids

-Look at this good looking group. The view is looking into the mouth of Snow Canyon.

-My sweet walking buddy

-Kevin selfie

-The perfect finale picture, blue sky, desert landscape and happy faces

Ghost Town and Wildlife Museum

We decided to try something different this trip, so we went out to Leeds to see the Silver reef ghost town. I was actually surprised how much the kids liked it. We took the minivan four wheeling and we discovered some beautiful views.

Another day I wanted to do some shopping with my Mom and the kids needed to kill some time somewhere other then the pool, so they went to the wildlife museum for an hour or so. Here are some of the pictures they took.

-Exploring the mining area

-As far as we drove the van

-Some Christmas card worthy pics

Eating and Swimming!

Besides mountain biking we are here for the pool, the yummy places to eat and some much needed rest and relaxation. I didn't get a picture of the delicious Fractured Prune donut shop we discovered or the Nelson's frozen custard that is always a must. This trip was probably the warmest weather we have ever had when we come in the spring, so the outdoor pool was bliss.

-Some swim time with Daddy

-Lincoln would get tired of swimming and come snuggle with me. I love my snuggle man.

-Josie with her giant water balloon

-This trip Lincoln finally got comfortable around the water, he started trusting his life jacket and jumping in all by himself.

-Cheeeeese!

-The boys at Chuck -A-Rama. Conor calls this his B-day dinner from heaven.

-In-N-Out-Josie can down a hamburger like nobodies business!

-Can't forget Chickfila!!

-Shhh...exhausted kids sharing a bed

Dedicated to Biking

This post is dedicated to all the awesome biking we did this year in St. George. We have a ton of pictures, but here are a few of my favorites. We hit stuki springs trail, bear claw poppy, a different loop off of stuki, red cliff reserve and church rocks. This is why we come!

Spring Break 2014

It is that time of year again. Time to ditch the winter slopes and head to the warm red hills of St. George. We headed out the evening of April 3rd and we arrived late morning on April 4th. We made our best time yet. We were rocking the night driving. We love the 80 mph speed limit in Utah and the kids love waking up in Utah. Sounds crazy but it works for us. Kevin drove the majority of the way, but I spelled him once in the middle of the night.

We didn't waste any time hitting the mountain bike trails once we got to the house. Happy Birthday to me! A fun trail ride with family in warm St. George. B-days don't get much better than that if you ask me. After the biking we went out to Craig and Chyleen's rental house and swam in their 80 degree pool. We all went to Brick Oven for some delish pizza and I had to be wheeled out! I love me some Brick Oven. What a great Birthday!!!!

We got up again and did it all the next day! Minus the driving. Mountain biking included Amber and Jen this morning which was a fun twist. We went on the Bear Claw Poppy trail and made it back in time to listen to General Conference. Between sessions we went to Snow Canyon for a picnic and to let the kids play on the sand dunes. Then it was more conference, more swimming at Craig and Chyleen's pool and then the boys headed off to the priesthood session. We had birthday cake and ice-cream to celebrate all the B-days within a 2 week period. Being able to spend time with Craig's family was an extra fun bonus to our St. George trip.