hiatus over

It has been a long time since we have updated this. So, here are a few of the things that we have been up to in the last 2 years:

Did I mention we went to Disneyland?

Heather has been climbing

Sierra has been...climbing

Ysabel has been climbing

Oh, we also got a bunch of chickens...they got eaten by a neighbors dog though...We have new ones now...and a fence, as an aside it is hard to believe that Maya is using this dress now.

Phil has been fishing

and Maya has been climbing.

It would appear that some of these things are not like the others.

The winter of 2010-11 has also been the year that we decided that we were going to teach the girls to Ski. It went a little like this:

Phil went snowboarding

Heather went skiing

Ysabel learned to ski

Sierra learned to ski

Maya learned to ski

Phil realized that he was missing out and HE also learned to ski.

This year has been quite enjoyable. We took a spring trip up into Moscow (Cow-Town), Idaho and had a wonderful visit with the Carman's. Shortly after that Phil had the chance to go to Costa Rica and be part of a group exploring and fly fishing from one Costa Rican coast to another. And the entire family actually went climbing. Growing up together really has its rewards AND its challenges. However, we would not trade it for all the PS2 games in China...We mean it!

Just a couple of parting shots

Hurricane Pass: A Girls Day Out

Saturday was a Ladies hike day. We chose to hike over Hurricane Pass. We started in Teton Canyon, went through Alaska Basin and ended at Jenny Lake. The weather was prefect. The fall colors and smells were delicious and the company just made everything better. Some girls like to shop... others...not so much.

I packed up the girls and headed for a few days of camping and rock climbing at the City Of Rocks. We met up with some friends and the rock climbing class from BYUI. We made a lot of good memories and new friends. I didn't have to wash many clothes when we got home. Most of them ended up being thrown away. Good thing we pack old ones. We ended the trip on a little hike up Bath Rock, got caught in a huge hail Storm and ended up running for what felt like our lives back to the car while trying not to slip on the wet rock and being pelted by huge hail. It was a great trip and the girls already are asking to go back.

This spring has been a wet and cold one. Here is Kim moving the lawn in the rain. Later that night while eating dinner Phil called to let me know that he will not be coming home that night. So I suggest a chick flick night. Ysabel asks does that mean we are going to flick our chickens. I explain that is means we rent movies with less fighting and more kissing. She only thinks this over for a moment before replying Ill take the fighting.