Thankful

I am thankful for this beautiful world and...

all of His creations.

for family who comes together...

and helping hands to make a hard job a little bit easier.

for family bonds...

and feeling Al's spirit in Zion even though his house won't stand much longer.

I am thankful for this family that feeds us and loves us and welcomes all in this home.

for my wonderful, handsome husband who makes this journey in life an adventure.

for my sister and best friend. (She was a little too excited about snowboarding this year and blew her ACL on the first day out)

and for people that remind us how blessed we are to have such a wonderful and loving family.

Oh fall, I love you.

For a while there we thought winter had come right after summer and we would never get to see fall. A week in Park City at our cozy condo made the cold a little more bearable. When the sunshine came out one day we took a little hike.

It's always so nice to be around family and good food!

Some girl time at the condo.

And of course, we couldn't be in Park City without eating at The Flying Sumo where Em works!

Another weekend hike in Park City with our friends Ben and Katie and their pups.

The 4 Black Dog Posse

Brandon and his best friend Ben.

Our little Annie- 6 months old. She likes to play in the mountains with us.

Fall is practically the best time to climb. Great cooler temps and BEAUTIFUL SCENERY!

Missing this

Now that it's getting colder, I am missing the warm days when we were out climbing a lot. This in-between season is always hard for me- it's too cold and wet to really enjoy being outside doing things, but there isn't enough snow or ice yet to be out enjoying that either. We did have some nice fall days out with friends before it got too cold at least. Although I'm not really looking forward to shoveling more snow from our driveway, I hope to be on my snowboard (and Brandon on his skis) soon enough, and climbing the ice as soon as it forms! Until then, I'll just remember the nice warm summer days climbing in the sun! 

Snowbird

Last week we had our condo up at the Cliff Lodge at Snowbird. We had a great time- climbing, hiking, relaxing at the spa, entertaining family and friends, and yes even spelunking! Also, there was a lot of good food, time for reading, and watching movies, and just enjoying the beautiful fall season in the mountains!

Rocktober

While I went away to work, Brandon went to play in the mountains. American Fork canyon is one of our favorite canyons to explore... and you can see why. Can you see the mountain goats?

Winter Already?

This weekend a storm moved in, and this is what we woke up to! I had just put up our Halloween decorations, so I was not in the mood for snow! Up here, we experience more harsh weather than down in the valley. If this is any clue of what's still to come, it's going to be another record snow year!

Autumn in the Canyon

Tonight we took our parents and grandparents for a drive up American Fork Canyon to enjoy the autumn leaves.
It was a BEAUTIFUL evening and the colors were just spectacular!
Afterwards we found a picnic area in the dark with our flashlights and had a hot-dog roast over the fire. Of course we had
S'mores too! My favorite! As grandpa said, "It was choice."