Okay, so here's a couple pictures from my family's vacation this summer. We went to Zion (of course) Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon (both for the first time.) It was so much fun! I love my family, and we all love camping. What could be better?
Hannah and I while hiking The Narrows at Zion's. Seriously, it amazing! At times, your surrounded by 2000 foot high cliffs walking in a 20 foot wide river. Highly recommended (but try to go during a less "touristy" time of year, it can get pretty crowded.)
My family at the Grand Canyon. This is toward the end of our vacation. So, story: There was a lot of driving this vacation, but we didn't mind too much because we just love getting out and spending time together. We took two cars, and they were both packed. Fortunately, Grandma let us barrow her mini-van, we definitely needed the space. On the way home from the Grand Canyon (about, 3? hours from home) my Dad's car broke down. Ohhh that was fun! It wasn't really fixable, so we crammed all ten of us, along with a weeks worth of camping gear into Grandma's van. Were talking two to a seat with stuff cover your feet and lap (and head for some. :))But you know, it was actually really enjoyable. There's something so comforting about driving in the middle of the night with your whole family so close.
This is a picture of me at the Colorado in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. We got to the Grand Canyon the last night of our vacation. My Dad and I really wanted to hike to the river. We didn't start hiking until pretty late in the evening and on the way out, I'm sure we were the only ones hiking the trail. It was so cool to have the Grand Canyon to ourselves. The hike was harder then I expected. When you hike a mountain, you have a pretty good idea of how far you're going (you can see the summit.) In the Grand Canyon, it felt never ending. It was dark and I was out of water (my Dad didn't know, so shh.) If we turned around right then, we'd get back to camp at 3:30 in the morning and it felt like we still had years of hiking ahead of us. Dad suggested it was time to turn around. I agreed, but my feet wouldn't turn. There's something about setting your mind to something, looking forward to it through a week of hiking, that makes it just so hard to quit on your dreams. I've never quit on a hike before. All this rushed through my head and in my hesitation Dad said, "You want to keep going, don't you." I told him I always want to keep going (Keep moving forward, right?) We agreed to hike ten more minutes...guess what was around the next corner? The Colorado! Just five minutes from where we were sooo close to turning around. I'm SO glad we didn't quit!
Dad at the Colorado River.
A couple weeks ago I went to an institute dance with my best friend Jonathan. So fun! Here are a few pictures my Dad took before we left. Isn't Jonathan a good looking guy? Don't tell him I said that, it would make him blush. : ) He's a good dancer too ; ) but shhh...
Okay, so my mom talked us into doing the "Cinderella" pose. Yeah, it took some arm twisting, but we gave in.
Meet the Robinson! Such a great movie! Such a fun Halloween!
(Jonathan, me, Daniel, Lisa, and Patrick)
Hannah and I while hiking The Narrows at Zion's. Seriously, it amazing! At times, your surrounded by 2000 foot high cliffs walking in a 20 foot wide river. Highly recommended (but try to go during a less "touristy" time of year, it can get pretty crowded.)
My family at the Grand Canyon. This is toward the end of our vacation. So, story: There was a lot of driving this vacation, but we didn't mind too much because we just love getting out and spending time together. We took two cars, and they were both packed. Fortunately, Grandma let us barrow her mini-van, we definitely needed the space. On the way home from the Grand Canyon (about, 3? hours from home) my Dad's car broke down. Ohhh that was fun! It wasn't really fixable, so we crammed all ten of us, along with a weeks worth of camping gear into Grandma's van. Were talking two to a seat with stuff cover your feet and lap (and head for some. :))But you know, it was actually really enjoyable. There's something so comforting about driving in the middle of the night with your whole family so close.
This is a picture of me at the Colorado in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. We got to the Grand Canyon the last night of our vacation. My Dad and I really wanted to hike to the river. We didn't start hiking until pretty late in the evening and on the way out, I'm sure we were the only ones hiking the trail. It was so cool to have the Grand Canyon to ourselves. The hike was harder then I expected. When you hike a mountain, you have a pretty good idea of how far you're going (you can see the summit.) In the Grand Canyon, it felt never ending. It was dark and I was out of water (my Dad didn't know, so shh.) If we turned around right then, we'd get back to camp at 3:30 in the morning and it felt like we still had years of hiking ahead of us. Dad suggested it was time to turn around. I agreed, but my feet wouldn't turn. There's something about setting your mind to something, looking forward to it through a week of hiking, that makes it just so hard to quit on your dreams. I've never quit on a hike before. All this rushed through my head and in my hesitation Dad said, "You want to keep going, don't you." I told him I always want to keep going (Keep moving forward, right?) We agreed to hike ten more minutes...guess what was around the next corner? The Colorado! Just five minutes from where we were sooo close to turning around. I'm SO glad we didn't quit!
Dad at the Colorado River.
Saturday night I went to the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra Concert. They played Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and Berlioz' Symphony Fantastique. I have a couple of friends in the orchestra and simply love live music, so naturally, it was wonderful!
Sunday I got to substitute for the Nursery singing time. I've never enjoyed myself so much in a calling. In the evening I went to another choir concert. It was amazing and so much fun! Wow, I guess it's been a music filled weekend. Yay!
Other then that, I've just been busy working etc. School starts in a month and a half. I'm really looking forward to starting up again. I've switched my major to Food Science (research emphasis) and am excited for the opportunities it will provide. If every thing goes as planned, I'll graduate in April of 2011. That feels like forever away after already having three years, but I'm sure the time will fly. If not, I'll just have to, and plan to, enjoy every minute of it.
Well, thus ends my update. My dad has a ton of pictures I need to get so I can blog about them...maybe someday. Until then, have a wonderful day! Happy Thanksgiving!
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