The twins are constant entertainment for Meredith. Never a dull moment at Grammy’s or back home.
Lots of love,
Grotto Falls
July 23, 2016 by
While in Utah, Grammy’s co-worker suggested a family friendly hike down in Payson, the Grotto Falls Trail. At under half a mile, but up in the mountains with plenty of beautiful scenery, creeks to cross and the reward of a waterfall at the end, it was the perfect hike for us. You would have thought it was a fifty-miler the way the girls complained the entire time.
“I’M TIRED!!!!!”
“CARRY ME!!!”
“IT’S HOT!!!”
“I HAVE ROCKS IN MY SHOES!!!”
At first, Samantha and Amelia begged to wear their own backpacks full of snacks and water.
That lasted about five seconds
The creek crossings made it feel more adventurous.
Are we there yet?
We made it!
I asked about five different people coming through to take our picture, and they all turned out pretty terrible. It’s hard to find reliable picture-takers, these days! It didn’t help that the girls were screaming because they were, “SOOOOOO COLD!!!!”
“GET ME AWAY FROM THE WATER!”
The grotto was gorgeous and once the girls calmed down, they had fun exploring and tossing rocks.
Ants on a log.
Time to go… the girls were famished, despite having approximately fifteen snacks on our journey.
Meanwhile, at home, Meredith was enjoying her solo time with Grammy!
Lots of love,
Springville Splash Pad
July 23, 2016 by
It’s always fun seeing old friends in Utah, but it’s hard getting everyone’ schedules to sync up and it hasn’t worked out the past few trips. This time around, we were able to get together with Sarah and Zuleika’s families for a morning at the Springville Splash Pad near Sarah’s house.
What a fun zoo crew! Despite it seeming like it would be chaotic with all the kids, they all entertained each other, so we could sit back and relax.
The splash pad was more like a river running down the sidewalk, and the twins loved it.
Meredith met little Cohen.
Meredith found Claire and Zuleika highly entertaining.
It was Beckham’s birthday, so Sarah brought cupcakes for all the kids to devour.
When will I be old enough to splash too?
Lots of love,
Twin Friends at Bridal Veil Falls
July 21, 2016 by
While in Utah, we met up with my friend, Katie, who used to live in California, then Michigan, and now Utah. We haven’t seen her adorable twins, Lizzie and Iris since they were babies. Now that everyone is finally out of the baby/toddler stage and are talking and playing more, it was cute to see all the twins interacting with each other.
We took a short walk up to Bridal Veil Falls and fed the fishes in the pond.
Poor Meredith. When will she be able to make some friends of her own?
We crossed over the rocks to the other side of the falls, amidst four squeaky voices complaining about the ice cold mountain runoff.
Jake took some random pics of us without us knowing. We were apparently deep in conversation comparing “twin” notes.
All the girls were a tad bit cranky at the falls. Nothing a picnic lunch wouldn’t fix.
Full tummies (even though it was only 10:45 a.m.) did the trick and the girls threw rocks in the river and played with each other the rest of the time.
Who’s up for ring around the rosie?
So cute!
Serendipitously, Katie and her twins had planned a trip out to California for the following week when we would be home, so the girls were happy they would get to see their friends again!
Lots of love,
