Arches

Scott and I decided to take a short trip down to Arches during Spring break. And by short I mean we left Thursday morning and got back Friday night. It actually turned out to be the perfect amount of time. Enough to go on some hikes, but not too much for me to handle at this point. The weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed hiking.

On Thursday we decided to hike to Corona Arch which is located just outside of Arches. It was a great hike and a great arch. We hiked about 3 miles. Scott was in charge of carrying Owen and I was in charge of the water and carrying baby #4. I think we were about even with the weight. Does that tell you how much I have gained so far. :( But considering I am quite lighter than my husband I think I had the heavier load!





On Thursday night we had Pizza from Pizza Hut, a tradition when we drive through Moab. The real fun came when we tried putting all 3 boys to sleep in one queen size bed. We turned them so they would all fit lengthwise. After about 10 minutes of them squirming, kicking and giggling we put one of them in our bed and Scott between the other two. Of course Scott and I ended up falling asleep faster than they did! The amount of energy that these boys have is amazing.



The funniest part about the hotel was the "lady" who checked us in. Scott went in to get our key card while I waited in the car with the boys. When he returned he turned to me and said "I don't think Karen was born a Karen." I caught a glimpse of her when we brought our stuff in and sure enough Karen was an obvious transvestite. That or she was the manliest lady I have ever seen.

The next morning we hiked to Landscape Arch. Once we got there, Scott decided he would take the boys further on the trail and see Wall Arch and Double O Arch. (I think the real reason why he wanted to keep hiking was to try out his GPS toy that he recently purchased.) Since the distance between bathroom breaks for me is ever shortening and knowing there was no bathroom at the end of the trail, I decided to turn back and wait for them at the car. That was an extremely good choice on my part because the trail turned out to be a lot longer than Scott anticipated. They ended up hiking about 4.5 miles. I would have had to find a bush and that would not have made me happy. The boys were troopers though and had no difficulty keeping up. Their favorite part was seeing all of the lizards and playing in the "Cheeto sand."





On our way home we decided to take a small detour and stop by Emery. Emery is a small town in the middle of nowhere that has been slowly dying for the past twenty years. It is where my Great Grandparents lived and where my dad spent his summer vacations helping his Grandfather farm. My family has had the tradition of stopping by Emery on Memorial Day to see the old abandoned homestead and to pick wild asparagus that the Pioneers planted years ago. Usually the asparagus is past its prime by Memorial Day so we were hoping we could find some of the first spring shoots. We know now that the middle of April is too early. Next year, we will try for the first or second week of May.