My mom, sister, and youngest brother came to visit us last week. I think we kept them busy the whole time they were here! They were able to see our little house and experience "A day in the life of . . ." Mike and I, with extra activities on the side like hiking the trails and rock climbing. Yes, they ALL climbed.
Mike & I took them to Wall Street just outside of Moab. Meghan is getting the 4-1-1 on how to harness yourself properly. She was the first to do the 5.6 climb in the area called "School Room".
Here's Meghan doin' the walk on solid rock. She was so nervous, You Can DO it!
Meghan reaching the summit of School Room. Mike was belaying her and the rest of us were just holding our breath . . . not really, we were actually making her laugh half the time which didn't help.
Dustin was next and unfortunately we didn't have any climbing shoes his size! He had quite the challenge climbing the rock wall in ordinary street shoes. Amazingly he actually did a great job and made it all the way to the top!
Next was MOM! She did a GREAT job, especially considering she's afraid of heights!! After a few minor adjustments on the harness
and she was ready to go.It was quite the challenge, but she made it all the way to the very top!
The first
day of whitewater rafting, Dustin got a REALLY bad sunburn and had to stay in all day the next day. So . . . we left him with a bottle of Aloe Vera, ice cubes and lots of movies and went on a 4.5 mile hike up Negro Bill Canyon.
We spent a couple days in arches and hiked out to Delicate Arch. Lots of
great scenery and a beautiful sunset. Mom got grumpy near the end of the hike (Drink more water!) But it was all worth it in the end, right Mom?
What else happened . . . Oh yeah, our dishwasher broke. Meghan is the greatest helper. I know, Right Meghan?
We didn't get any pic's of us all whitewater rafting, but it was really fun. I took Mom, Meg, and Dustin out on the Colorado River all day and Mike took them out on the Green River a few days after that. Meg and Dustin both rafted the rivers in kayaks most of the way too. I take credit for any skill they had in that. :) They did so awesome.
After all the hiking, whitewater rafting, visiting national parks, and rock climbing all the fun had to eventually come to an end. I miss you guys. I miss you especially Dad, since you didn't get to join us on this one. I love you. And Happy Father's Day.
