K1 and his family have been doing this trip for 17 years now. Family and friends gather for a weekend of hiking. Over the years the hikes have changed to accommodate children. We usually do a family friendly hike on Friday and then a more serious hike on Saturday. We take turns watching children, so everyone that wants to can go. We use to camp and that has changed to renting a home, although once the kids are old enough we want to return to camping.
This year was a little different though. We took our trip without one family member. The one who is always out front and leading the way, she did this in life and in death. Sharon was on every one's mind and talked about often this year. K1 even said S reminded him of Sharon on some of the hikes. S wore her aunt's old hat and soon took on the role of leading everyone and telling the younger kids she was in charge. (and none of them complained) We also had some poor weather for the Saturday hike and had to cancel it. We took the kids on the shuttle bus (aka fun bus, according to J) and did some smaller hikes in the rain. Overall it was a great trip and the kids look forward to next year.
Here are some pictures of the trip.
4 comments:
I have lived in Utah my whole life and only went to Zions for the first time last year! It was fantastic.
What great memories for your kids :-)
P.S. Does this count as visiting teaching ;-)
I loved all the pictures! Especially the one of Sierra giving the "rock on!" sign. It made me smile!:)
I can only imagine how much you must have been missing Sharon, but I wouldn't be stepping too far out on a limb to say that she was probably there with you.
Miss you and think of you often--
{{hugs}}
Jo-Anne
You have some seriously cute kids. I love the picture of S swinging on the tree branch! Glad you had fun!!
I love Zion. Angels Landing is my favorite place on earth. Hope you have a great time at Disney World!
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