Last week, (Sept. 25-30) we had an absolute blast hosting Laura (Adam's sister) and her boyfriend, Drew. We packed in a ton of fun activities during their visit. On the day of their arrival, (Thursday) Adam and Drew played 18 holes of golf at Birch Creek (yes, it seemed to take all day, 18 holes takes forever) while Laura, the girls and I did a little catching up. On Friday, we did a kid-friendly mountain biking trail up Logan canyon on the river trail. Saturday, Drew participated in a mini triathlon at USU. (He registered for this the day before on a whim.) Next, we went up to Tony Grove and hiked around the lake. Finally, we went to Bear Lake to visit my parents and do some sailing. Sunday, Laura and Drew hiked up Green Canyon while we attended church. The rest of the day was spent visiting friends and family (Grandma Lula, Bryan and Kathy (Adam's father and his wife) and their family. Monday was a major calorie burner for Laura and Drew. First, we (Laura, Drew, Stella and I) hiked up to the Wind Caves (so beautiful). Drew hiked with Stella in the kid's pack all the way up for me, thank you Drew. Then, after we picked up Claire from preschool and while Stella had her nap, Drew and Laura mountain biked the Jardine Juniper trail, which is about an 11 mile ride with a consistent, very steep incline. Finally, to top off our week of fun, we went water skiing on the beautiful, murky, full of flesh eating bacteria waters of Benson. Thank you to Mark Schmidt and Chris Garff for providing the boat and ski's. Since all good things must come to an end, Laura and Drew took off for SLC, then home to California on Tuesday morning. Here are the pictures from our adventures. I know there are a ton, but I already eliminated a bunch and these were my favorites.
Adam, taking a break from the bike....... soooo hard core.
Laura, with my fam at Tony Grove
Stella enjoying her ride around the lake
Diva Claire learning about our tech obsessed world while playing with Laura's i-phone. This picture scares me, it is like looking into the future of Claire as a teen who won't give the cell phone a rest for even a second.
The captain of the ship (Grandpa Perkins) at Bear Lake and his first mate.
Laura and Drew, part of the crew. We did get a good sailing wind after patiently waiting. We were leaning pretty good and traveling at about 6 1/2 knots, the wind was short lived but definitely worth the wait.
Claire insisting her father test the waters by her side
Taking the plunge. No, they did not enjoy Bear Lake's frigid September water, but Claire just had to be miserable and misery loves company. ;)
The Wind Caves
Drew and Stella resting at the top of the trail at the wind caves, Stella was spent.
Such a beautiful time of year to be enjoying nature, I am so glad Laura and Drew got us out, enjoying "Logan's bounty", as Laura put it. Good times.
Such a beautiful time of year to be enjoying nature, I am so glad Laura and Drew got us out, enjoying "Logan's bounty", as Laura put it. Good times.
8 comments:
Claire's not too young for a cell phone! Give her one!
hey, there's Amanda! you two must have connected!
Looks like sooo much fun. So much fun I'm feeling sick to my stomach with homesickness!
Wow, what a fun filled week!! I have wanted to do some of those hikes, but never gone around to it during the summer. I guess if we hurry we still can before it gets too cold!! The pictures were amazing... the leaves changing in the canyon. Beautiful!!
Holy Cow, you guys were busy! Those are all classic and wonderful things about living here. Isn't this a great place? I can't believe Claire wanted to get in the water! And I love Adam's life jacket! Sounds like lots o fun.
You guys have been busy. Looks like a ton of fun. I want to go for a hike one of these days with you. Missed you last week. Hopefully Rylee is better now.
Amy, you are making me miss Logan. The leaves are so beautiful! And the water looked perfect! I'm laughing about Claire. She is all girl, through and through.
Haha...your "Laura" trip looks way more fun than our "Laura" trip. :) It is so fun to see out-of-town family, though. Seeing lovely Logan makes me want to come visit, but since we just got back from a trip, I am not likely to get Jason out of town anytime soon. Maybe you will have to come visit us!
It was so good to see Laura again. If only in blogosphere form. Please tell her hi from Jenny Daines.
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