Exploration

So, we've been to the moon and back this week..well actually we just spent one afternoon downtown at the planetarium. We went to the Gateway with our neighbors and let the younger kids play in the fountains while the older kids looked in the stores...of course the MAC store!!! We also walked around the planetarium. We love hanging out in downtown SLC.

The Gateway Fountains--Tyler getting blasted

Yesterday we got to spend the day hiking...another thing we love about Utah (not to mention the fact that we got to ignore all of our to-do's for and afternoon!) We hiked in at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon to Cecret Lake. It is a really fun hike. Matt's dad, brother's family and sister's family got to join us. There's nice little lake to soak your feet in when you get there. We even got to have snowball fights along the way and cross over several cool springs.

Tyler, Sierra, and Jenna

It was beautiful. There were a lot of salamanders in the lake that the kids had fun trying to catch (with no luck)

Esther, Christian, and Laura

After spending some time playing at Cecret Lake some of the group went on to hike to the top of Sugarloaf Peak --elevation 11,051. Unfortunately I had to get back to get ready for work, so I went back home with my two sister in-laws--Laura and Esther and their younger kids. Matt and the boys (Nathan, Tyler, and Jacob--Miranda stayed home to begin with) went on to top. They all did great. They are great hikers. Although Nathan did get a whopper of a bloody nose at the top. Even my nieces Jenna-age 7 and Sierra-age 11 made it to the top. Way to go girls!!