Labor Day Hike

Hannah loved the backseat ride.
Kara and Ty were real troopers helpin carry the load and never complaining.

What better way to spend Labor Day than hiking to Stuart Falls near Aspen Grove. My neighbor, Andrea Leifson and I happened to meet outside Saturday morning both thinking that we needed to inspire a family activity that day. The problem was that we had little time to be inspirational because we had to work with a schedule. Neither one of our husbands were extremely excited at the prospect of going on a hike due to the fact that the BYU game and UTAH game were on that day. But Andrea and I used every trick we knew. We even convinced our neighbors, the Tanners, to come along. Ashlee Tanner and I had to promise Brad and Brent that we would be back in time for the 4:00pm kick-off. The trek is 2 miles there and of course 2 miles back. Jenna surprised us all by walking the whole way to the falls with the exception of a small rock slide area. Needless to say, trying to get her little short legs to hike back was another story. Good thing we brought dad along, however reluctant. He did the job and carried Jenna on the return trip. You see, he had motivation. The trip to the Falls took longer than expected which meant we were there long enough to snarf down our sandwiches and start back. Time was of the essence because the ever important kick-off to the opening BYU Football game was at stake. Dirty--yes. Hard--yes. Fun--YES!!! And we made it back in time for the kick-off with literally 30 seconds to spare. What a fun day.