Super Bowl Slaughter

Qyntn's team got absolutely slaughtered in the super bowl today.  They had beaten the other team in our first game of the season, so we kinda thought it would be an easy win.  The boys played hard, but it wasn't their day.  We all came fully prepared for the victory.  We had a banner for them to break through, we brought cowbells to up the noise, and silly string to celebrate at the end of the game.  Q handled the loss like a pro.  It was a great season.

We need to practice breaking through.
It was another fail.

Fall Athletics

Our fall athletic season has come to an end.

Reyn played in a feeder league for 
Timpanogos High School.
She has improved a lot!

Ben's team made it to the championship 
and lost in a close one.

Alyssa contributed a 4.0 to the
 academic state champion title!

After the final game, their coach resigned. 
It was a rough season.

Qyntn's layups improved a lot!

They went undefeated during the season.

Q earned the nickname "stone wall"
He played great defense..
pulled a lot of flags.

His soccer team was terrible
but he still had fun!

Next up, basketball, swim and club volleyball.  

Fall Break (Day 5)

Our last day was spent in Capitol Reef.  We climbed to the Cassidy Arch and the Hickman Bridge.  Both were spectacular!  

Headed over to that arch in the distance

Tiago

A nice stranger offered to take a picture of our family.
It's looks a bit sketchy, but it's actually much wider than it appears here.

Baby Hickman bridge. 
After climbing 400 ft. in elevation
a couple told us this was the Hickman bridge. 
We were disappointed for sure,
until we realized they were wrong.

This is the real Hickman Bridge.

It was an amazing trip!  
We visited 3 national parks, hiked 25 miles,
and created some beautiful memories!

Fall Break (Day 4)

We left Kanab and headed to Escalante to Peekaboo and Spooky slot canyons, some of the coolest and narrowest slots I've been in.  There was a bit of water in Peekaboo from the rain the week before which made things a little more challenging, but it was definitely a fun adventure.  

The entrance to Peekaboo was a bit difficult..

but it was beautiful inside!

these 2 were so cute together

Spooky was even more narrow

At one point it was so narrow,
Ben was able to lift his feet off the ground.

Fall Break (Day 3)

 Day 3 started with "The Wave" lottery.  It was intense, but we didn't win.  

It was a day for the record books.  We hiked the longest and deepest slot canyon in the world, Buckskin Gulch.  We didn't do our research though and started at the wrong trailhead.  It added about 6 miles to the hike.  None of us were happy!  In all we hiked about 11 miles.  The gulch really was majestic though, worth it!

After our half marathon hike, we headed to one of the largest canyons in the world, the Grand Canyon, to watch the sunset.  We hiked out to Angel Point for the amazing view.  At one point on the narrow path there were sheer cliffs on both sides, it made my heart skip a beat and I got a little dizzy.  The canyon is breathtaking!  I think the kids were even impressed.  

We walked and walked and walked...

And finally made it to the gulch.

It was majestic!

Fall Break (Day 2)

Day 2 we headed down south.  Alyssa and Holly chose not to come so it was just 5 of us.  We stopped  by The Creamery in Beaver and got some squeaky cheese, super yummy chocolate milk and root beer float milk, and of course we splurged on some scoops of delicious ice cream.  That was our lunch.

Our next stop was Bryce Canyon.  We hiked the Navajo loop, through Wall Street, to the two bridges, around the Queen's Garden and back along the rim trail.  It was stunning!  

The last stop on our way to Kanab was "The Belly of the Dragon," where we took some cool photos and carved our names in the walls.  

Wall Street

Beautiful vistas

2 Bridges

Queen's Garden

Rim Trail

Belly of the Dragon