Lagoon

Saturday was the annual Utility Trailer day at Lagoon.  Alfredo's cousin Sandra and her family drove from Vegas to go to Lagoon with us.  It was a (mostly) fun day.  It always wears me out and it was a little trickier to navigate this time because for the most part Ella and Katie wanted to ride different rides than Gabby.  Michelle and Alfredo always go off with Becky and Junior and some other friends and so I spend the day with Ella and Gabby which is usually okay but was just a bit challenging this year.

Ella and Katie love Bombora...they rode it at least 3 times.  They are in the very back.

The first time the girls went on the swings, Gabby didn't want to go. But later in the day she decided to try it and she ended up liking the swings a lot.

The kids got sand buckets, kites, and some other small gifts at the luncheon.  They also got these bubbles...which were easy to blow but stuck to your hair, clothing, etc.  If you look closely, you can see tiny bubbles in Gabby's hair.

The family

My favorite people!

The cousins

A girl after my own heart

Seen in Michelle's bedroom:

Several times lately, I've walked past or into her bedroom when her friend DJ is over and both of them are lying in her room, each reading their own book.  She's a  reader.  I love it!

Hike to Twin Lakes

We went on a hike in Big Cottonwood Canyon today.  We hiked to Twin Lakes.  It wasn't a long hike but it ended up being challenging because there was still a lot of snow.  That made it slippery and harder to climb.  Ella and Gabby found it kind of frustrating and wanted to give up when we were almost there (about 5 minutes away).  We took a long break and then finished it.  It was also challenging going back down...we kind of slipped and slid down...almost everyone fell. This was definitely an adventure.  There were some tears and some complaints but overall the girls were brave and strong.

It's hard to see, but right in the shadow of the tree there is a deer.