Memorial Day

We decided to take a day off and spend it with one of our favorite families, the Ovards. We set out for a morning hike up to Battlecreek Falls above Pleasant Grove. Surprisingly neither of us had ever hiked the trail but Nick had.

It was pretty chilly to start out with but warmed up as we got going up the steep, rocky trail.

We love hiking and camping with Nick and his family and we are excited for them to come explore the Northwest with us!

Chevy, Koda and Sox were happy to be there and the view down the canyon was beautiful.

There was a waterfall at the top but it was too shady and cold to play in the water.

Brig & Sophia were little troopers and hiked really well on their own.

Ledger loves to be packed around. The backpack is great because he sits up high where he can see everything. "Just watch for trees daddy!"

After the hike we headed down to Nick & Noelle's for some sunshine and lunch. Ledger took an awesome, long nap and we got to sit in the sun and just hang out which is just what I needed. Once he woke up he was ready to play! He loved climbing in and out of Sophia's jeep with her and Brig drove him around and around the yard in his Gator. Ledge was in heaven.

The kids played in Noelle's parents huge sandbox and the kid pool and Marq & I crashed their family dinner ;) Everyone had a blast and we ended up with 3 very dirty kiddos and lots of tired doggers.

We have loved spending time and doing fun things with the Ovards over the past few years. We have enjoyed spending time with and camping with Noelle's family as well. We always have a great time and lots of laughs. We will really miss them but we sincerely hope they will come to visit us in the Northwest very soon!!!