Emery's Cast

 I'm so behind...Emery already got her cast off, but I am just posting the pictures of it when it was brand new.  The lady who put it on was having trouble and went through 3 rolls of the tape because it kept drying out on her.  And right next to her thumb it was really rough, but Emery didn't really complain.  She lasted the 4 weeks.  :)

 Of course, I got to sign it first.  :)

 Her cast didn't slow her down at all.  I love this picture of her and Riley on the swing.  

 Here it is the day she got it off.  Had to take a picture of all the signatures.  \

She got a pretty cool tan line from that cast of hers.  Now she is as good as new.  And no other kids broke their arms that day!!!

Snow cones!

 We love getting snow cones.  I can't remember why we went to get these...(i'm sure the kids had to earn them somehow) but they were so yummy!  We ended up getting one for free which was awesome. 

 We love snow cones!

 I'm sure all this artificial dye isn't very good for us, but it sure does stain the tongue.  

Fun little outing...I think it's just about time to go get another one!

And here is the noise that Finley always makes.  It sounds like chewbacca.  I love it.

Draper suspension bridge hike

 We heard of a hike that was close by that was great for kids called the Draper Suspension bridge hike...I don't think that is the technical name but it works.  :) We decided to take the kids one Saturday morning.  We live so close to the mountains with all these great hikes.  We need to spend more time in nature!

At the beginning.  

Riley and I held up the rear.  :)

This was a cool ant hill the kids found.  We watched the ants go in and out for a while. 

Finley was loving being in the front pack.  It had been a while since she got to ride in there.

Sadie and Emery love having their pictures taken on large rocks.  They tell me to take a picture.

Zac somehow managed to get his face dirty.  And Emery was a happy little hiker.  It was really nice that the kids all carried their own backpack with their own water!

We made it to the bridge!  Emery and Riley were pretty scared.  It was really high!  And Rob started trying to swing the bridge while we were walking.  I put an end to that really quick!

It was hard to convince Riley to get another picture with me...She was pretty freaked out.

And Finley was so excited that we made it to the bridge that she fell asleep.

By the end, some of the younger kids were complaining that they were too tired to make it to the end, but then when we made it they all of a sudden got a burst of energy to play on the rock wall.  Ha ha.  

Overall it was a great little hike and all the kids were able to walk the whole way!  We will definitely do this one again.