High Hut April 2014

 We had each kid bring their own pack and they made it all the way up. We had one moment of tears from Lyla, but with a promise of picking out her own Easter basket she made it without any more complaint.

 Phil pulled up all our food.

 One of the breaks on the trip up to the hut.

 Miya and Viv helping with the tunnel.

 Ashley and Lyla getting ready to sled for the day.

 Cannon and Carson digging a tunnel.

 Phil with the hut in the background.

 Cannon tied his snowboard around his waist to drag it to the top so he could ride it all the way down on the way home.

 This is our family rock band cover photo. I love it will the brightly colored sleds.

 Cocoa and snacks after sledding.

 Rach and Nate so glad they made it up the mountain.

 A little snowshoe trip around the loop on the second day.

 We got to see Mt. Rainier everyday up above the clouds.

 

 Cannon almost went over the cliff on his way down on his board, but luckily rolled just in time.

Lyla replaced the food on the sled on the way down the mountain. All the kids loved the ride down and are excited about doing this trip to High Hut again next year. Now with Nate and Rach in Texas we are hoping we can get another family to come with us.

Labor Day Camping 2013

We were able to camp with the Phillips' for Labor Day last year and it was fantastic. The weather was hot and the river was cold. We went on a hike to the Grove of Giants, ate super good Dutch-oven food, played games by lantern, jumped off the rocks into the river and swam further downstream (even Rachel in her clothes). It was a great trip.

Moved to Texas

Well, they have gone and done it...The Phillips' family has moved back to Texas. When I asked Lyla who she wanted to have come over for the end of summer swim party she said she wanted Ashley. In honor of their move (and because I am that behind in blogging) I will make posts of all the fun things we did this past year with the Phillips' family. PS I love how you can see Ben in the back of this picture with his blanket in his mouth.

Sunday Walk

We got to Driggs a couple of weeks before everyone else did this year. We were able to do a lot of fun things with just our little family and Grandma and Grandpa. Stephanie came around with her kids when she could. We took a little Sunday walk down to the river just before Ashlee pulled into town. The water was super cold, but we still had one casualty and some tears. I wish I would think to take pictures of Phil in places so we could remember him there. The kids may look back and wonder if they ever had a father present or if we were just followed around by a camera guy.