Sedona

We spent the past few days in Sedona visiting Papa and Granny C. We were joined by Ryan's sister, Jennifer, and her husband, Brett, as well as Ryan's brother, Michael, and his little girl, Reese. I hadn't seen Michael & Jennifer for 7 years and we had never met Reese. The kids had lots of fun playing together & we really enjoyed spending time with family we hadn't seen for so long.

Isaac & Connor "sleeping" on the hotel bed


Connor yelling "CHEESE" for the camera. We had dinner at Javelina Cantina for Claire & Jennifer's birthdays.


Isaac being silly on the slide at the park in Sedona


Papa helping Connor cross the creek on our hike


Isaac & Connor taking a snack break with Granny C on our hike


Isaac eating an apple he picked from an orchard on our hike


Isaac & cousin Reese holding hands in Uptown Sedona


All of the kids holding hands in Uptown

First Fishing

The boys had several "firsts" on our trip to Utah this summer. In addition to hiking, Connor and Isaac also went fishing for the first time. Grandpa took them to a nearby fishing pond and had a fish on the hook within 30 seconds of his first cast. We only caught these little baby bluegill, and of course we threw them back. The boys loved it!

Donut Falls

When the boys were born, we never invested in those backpack carrier thingies that you use for carrying babies/toddlers while hiking. We just decided we wouldn't take them hiking until they could walk on a trail on their own. At age 2 1/2, Connor & Isaac went on their first hike while we were visiting family in Utah.

On the way up, Connor set the pace and left Isaac in the dust. He took this hiking thing very seriously. We had to remind him several times to slow down and not run. Isaac hiked for all of about 10 minutes & wanted to be carried the rest of the way up. They both wanted to be carried all the way back down. They have never had any sort of energy shortage until this adventure. I think they need a little more practice with the hiking thing.

Connor & Isaac chillin in the car on our way to Big Cottonwood Canyon.


Isaac & Connor ready to hit the trail


Donut Falls (it used to be much more impressive, but a rockslide ruined it a few years ago)


Ryan & Connor at the falls


Jenn & Isaac at the falls (Grandma in the background)


The ride back down


Helping daddy build a dam in the creek near the bottom of the trail