Utah summer 2017

Bridal Veil Falls and Meredith at 18 Months

Before leaving Grammy and Grandpa’s on our epic two-week stay in Utah, we couldn’t leave without going to the girls’ favorite nearby attraction, Bridal Veil Falls. I was reluctant to let Jake go with all three girls, envisioning Meredith escaping his grip and running haywire toward the rushing water, but he assured me he would keep a tight leash on all three, so that I could pack and get ready to depart. Everything ended up being fine and they spent a solid two hours exploring the area and climbing the rocks near the falls (not what I had envisioned!) Meredith was too tired from no longer getting her morning nap to protest and was happy in her stroller while the girls explored.

Bridal Veil two years ago:

One last swing before we left!

Last minute, I remembered taking pictures of the twins in this chair the summer they were 18 months and we came to Utah, so we snapped a few impromptu photos of Meredith.

The twins at 18 months in the same dress.

The twins at 18 months in Utah.

Amelia, 4 years.

Amelia, 18 months.

Samantha, 4 years.

Samantha, 18 months and with a black eye!

Telling secrets.

We love our sister!

Lots of love,

Provo River Rafting with the Gerins

For our last cousin excursion in Utah, we went on a river rafting tour down the Provo River with High Country Adventure. Since the Gerins had to make an afternoon flight that day, we asked our guide if he could get us down the river in one hour, instead of the normal two hours, and he took on the challenge. He said he usually doesn’t row and just guides the raft, so he really had his work cut out for him, but he was awesome and got us back down the river just in time, and light years ahead of any other raft.

Ready to ride!

Throwing rocks before take-off.

Our ride was peaceful and the kids spent most of the time trying to spot fish and picking up rocks. There were a few “thrilling” Class I rapids, which we pretended to make a big deal of to make ourselves feel more adventurous!