Crazy Awesome Hiking Trip in Zion

Scotty and I flew out to Vegas and Drove over to St. George / Hurricane to stay in a vrbo with some of my Wellman siblings (Jeff, Eric, Mark, Shana - mom came too). We had a lottery permit to hike Angel's Landing in Zion National Park. It was AMAZING. We were scaling the spine of a freakishly high red rock formation, holding onto chain anchors during the really dangerous parts. I loved it so much. We also tromped through a river down Slot Canyon, ate out at a Japanese hibachi restaurant, swam and played games. I loved spending quality time with my nieces and nephews SO much - they're the coolest.

 

Reed is Lucky Eleven

Reed is the cutest little preteen, loves sports and friends, is smart as can be, and is officially 11 - my lucky number and one of my favorite ages. On the Friday before his birthday he had Wyatt, Ian and Calvin over after school. They played basketball and Dungeons and Dragons, ate pizza, and then they all went to the PHS football game together. His actual birthday was a school day, but we canceled all our other activities to make his favorite dinner (meatballs and cheesy garlic biscuits) and butter beer cake, and then we had our own family football game out on the lawn. It got pretty competitive!

 

Fall Musical - Theater Weekend

This was an exciting theater season for all of us because of Colby. This is his Senior year and he got a big part. He played John Brooke in Little Women which meant he had to prepare himself to kiss Meg (Jadyn Thompson) on stage. Maybe that's why he sang and acted so flawlessly - because that was easy in comparison to having your first kiss on stage in front of the whole school! Hanna and Jenny also performed beautifully in the chorus and Liam helped in the stage crew. My kids keep blowing my mind with all their courage and talent. They were supported by lots of people who love them, including the Hardins and the Barnes who attended and grandma who babysat. The Barnses stayed all weekend and had a Period Tea Party with us - Hanna and I made homemade butterscotch pudding and Raspberry Cordial.

 

Labor Day Fun

Just a gorgeous night as a family at the lake. We are unbelievably blessed.