Utah with the Littles - Day 4

 Today was yet another beautiful day in Utah.  We spent all morning into the afternoon up at South Fork Canyon in Provo, Vivian Park.  This is the same park that we had our Riding Family Reunion at several years ago and planted trees for our Grandpa Riding.  The kids had an endless amount of exploring to do in the river and through the trails.  

I took Owen and Lincoln on an expedition through the jungle forest.  They took turns leading the way and choosing which trail to follow.  We would head down and walk through the river, or under the bridge, or over some rocks, and then head back up a trail till we could find an opening to the river again.  The two of them were so darn cute.  They each had walking sticks and found one for me.  We blew dandelions whenever we found one.  We slipped a few times and stumbled over rocks a bit, but really enjoyed our jungle trek.  

Gramps took the other kids up the trails and they walked in the water the entire way back to our gathering site.  Dawson enjoyed saving different bees and bugs and building a dam and waterfall.  Nathan enjoyed hiking with Gramps and playing in the river too.

We ate lunch and spent more time there before heading back.  Grandma took Nathan and the Dawson to Titom Toys to pick something out.  Nathan found 2 stuffed animal dogs that he instantly fell in love with at the store.  He was a quick, easy shopper.  Dawson found a stuffed turtle and a Camero car lego set. He is excited to talk to Dillon tomorrow about Dillon's favorite car being a Camero and that Dillon has a pet turtle.  Tomorrow, Owen will get a turn. :-)

This evening we went over to J Dawgs to get hot dogs for dinner.  Then we just played and read books and spent our relaxing time happily.  We read about Pete the Cat and all his favorite shoes.  Owen was very into Pete.  Gramps read some books with Nathan and Grandma read some with Owen.  

Owen became proficient in Connect 4, the game.  He's figured out a strategy to win the game and he kept succeeding.  Cute little guy.  Nathan and I played football catches and throws for a long time.  Dawson built several things out of Grandma's blocks.  We had ice cream sundaes and read books with Grandma and Gramps.