Red Cliffs and Splash Pad

Easter Sunday ended up on General Conference this year so we all lounged around Sunday morning to listen to the talks (Heidi and Ben left early that morning). In the afternoon we decided to tryout a new hike we had heard about just north of SG called the Red Reef trail — and it was such cool place to discover! Being spring break and Easter Sunday it was pretty busy on the trail but that was my only complaint (except that we ran into some of our favorite Herriman neighbors, the Barnes, on the trail so that was a bonus of a busy day!)

 The huge red cliffs provided a ton of shade which we needing on a very warm day.

Livs is usually a swift little hiker but she barely had any steam (most likely from late nights sleeping in the bunk beds with Sadie :)

 After twists and turns and a few climbs the water came into view and suddenly everyone was excited and energetic. I love the mix of greenery, red rock and reflecting water — spring in the desert is so lovely.

 We hadn't come prepared for much water but it was next to impossible to keep these guys out of it! We told them to wade and splash but not get soaked, and next thing I knew Luke was basically swimming neck deep in just his unders — so much for that plan!

 

 Hiking back Luke and Mason weren't feeling too inspired so Joseph and Stacey and I tried to keep them going with stories and pretending each little cave and shrub we passed was an epic part of our adventurous trail home. They ended up feeling pretty proud of hiking the whole way back without being carried! My olders were up ahead with my parents and Tye — a huge reason why family hikes work out so well! 

These two crashed on our drive home from the hike — and the 20 minutes of sleep were just what they needed :)

 If Luke sees anyone in a tub he will try to join and with these two babes he had lots of fun!

 On Monday morning we headed over to Main Street for a big breakfast at 25 Main and playtime at the splash pad.

 Luke and Stanford and Livs and Mason — we love these cute boys

 With changing weather and classic spring we had some great windy days and the kids did really well figuring out how to fly kites this year. Often during our long stay Bean would disappear and we'd end up finding him outside flying a kite.

My parents both left for home on Monday and Tye and Stace drove home Tuesday but we were able to stay since Joseph could work remotely the rest of the week. It was amazing to have such a long stay in SG!