Hobble Creek

Gotta love camping in the fall! We headed up Hobble Creek Canyon with some friends for a quick overnight camping trip. We drove for about an hour to get up past all the crowded campgrounds...and oh boy was it worth it!! The guys got the tents up just before dark and we pigged out on some 7 layer dip, burgers, and brats.

As you can see...it was pretty chilly. The fire kept us fairly warm in the evening and morning. I tend to freeze, even in July, so I worry about Tay being warm enough...So this is how I got her ready for bed...

We started with her long sleeve onsie and sweat pants...oh and of course socks and booties. Oh and mittens. Then we put her in her normal footed sleeper. Next, I put her little hoodie on and another pair of mittens. Then came the sleep sack and hat. Finally I put her in the sleeping bag and topped it off with a blanket...do you think she slept warm?!?! :)

Fall Colors

So Angie and I headed out for our weekly hike and we didn't even make it into the park before we had to pull over and take a picture. I hadn't even realized the the trees were already changing, but our hike probably took twice as long because we were busy taking pictures. Here are some of my favorites.
You can tell that it was kinda a chilly morning. Taylor was decked out in her mittens and hat.

Moody Already!!

So see if you can figure out when I would turn my back on Taylor!! This little girl is such a pill...but I love her!

Battle Creek Canyon

So I'm starting to think that our blog has turned into a log of all the places that we hike with Taylor. I think that it just might be that the only time that I really take the time to take pictures is when we are out on a hike....I need to do better!

Angie, Jodee, Emily (Jodee's Daughter), Taylor, and I went for a hike up Battle Creek Canyon, which is in Pleasant Grove. I had never heard of this little canyon, but I would recommend it highly. The hike is fairly steep, but worth the hike. Here are some pictures of just one of the water falls on the way.



The book that we found this hike in wasn't very clear about where the hike ended....so we just kept climbing...up...up...up...more up...and more up...I almost died. Finally we ran into this sign that told us we were only 1.3 miles from the car. Yikes...it felt like way more than that!! But still we kept going!


And finally we reached the top of the peak that we were hiking up. The trail continued on, but we decided to call it a day. As seen in this picture, we had a great view of Timp! I figured the view was worth the hike and we probably weren't going to beat it, so we turned around.Well, we left my house around nine in the morning and I got home around 2!! What a day!

Little Hiker

Taylor has been hiking up a storm...or at least enjoying the ride. Angie and I hike the Y the other day. I had forgotten just how uphill that hike is. (as you can tell from my face!!) But we made it and it prepared me well for Silver Lake.



Mom and Dad were here for the weekend and Mom braved the hike with us. Dad wasn't feeling well, so he stayed at home! I had seen pictures of the lake and was excited to see this pristine blue mountain lake...you can kind of tell from the picture that the lake wasn't exactly that!! Oh well, maybe next year!

Chillin' with Daddio

Rob has had a little cold and has wanted to crash as soon as he gets home from work. I was cleaning up the kitchen the other night after dinner and found this scene when I walked into the bedroom. Pretty cute...but I'm worried that she's already addicted to the television!! I'm going to have to start limiting her tv time already!!