*The Rhoades*: So Long Summer!

I can't believe summer is over! It went so fast! We did a lot of fun things and we kept super busy! Preston took the summer off school as his last break until he's completely done with school. It was fun to have him around all summer! Now he's back in full swing with school! This summer we did a few little camping trips including one to Bear Lake. We went to Vegas at the beginning of the summer and just got back from our family cabin down in Hatch, Ut. It's a half hour from Bryce canyon and an hour from Zion N.P. We had a blast up there! We also had a couple of family reunions this summer! Now I'm ready for fall. Fall is by far my favorite season. The smell, the colors, the decorations, the holidays. Here are some pictures of our recent activities!

Over Labor Day weekend we went down to the cabin and went into Bryce and Zion and had an awesome time. Preston, dad, Chris and myself hiked Angels Landing to the very top, I did that hike a few years ago and remembering it being soo awesome so I was excited to do it again and have Preston come! It was amazing! My favorite hike I've ever done. Preston and Chris also loved it! You hike up to a cliff and it is 5 miles and about 4 hours round trip. You go through some awesome parts like the "refrigerator" "walters wiggles" And the coolest part of the hike is the spine... It's about a 4 foot wide path with a 1500 ft drop off on each side and just a chain to hold onto! Talk about anxiety rush but its awesome! Yes, people have fallen off that hike, but the people who have fallen off were either drunk or just being stupid, If you're drunk on a hike up a cliff... you deserve to fall off! hahaha jk jk. (kinda). We got a lot of rain Sunday night that picked up right when we got back from Bryce canyon so weather worked out in our favor and we were able to do and see everything we wanted to. It got pretty chilly so we started a fire and hung out in the cabin relaxing, playing games and watching movies listing to the pouring rain. We missed Heidi, Chase and Cadence! We wish you guys could have come! We drove home Monday and now we're back at work! Here are some pictures of our fun adventures at the cabin!

Playing games at the cabin!

Big horned sheep in Zions

Bright and early, ready to start the hiking!

Chris!

There she is, Angels Landing!

The hiking crew!

Going up Walters Wiggles!

Such studly men! (Especially the one on the right =))

There is the spine!

Check out that view!

Here we are on the tippy top!

All crashed out after the hike!

Bryce Canyon

Preston, lili, mom

Relaxin in the cabin during a rain storm!

A few weeks ago in August we had a family reunion for Preston's side (his mom's side) up in Syracuse it was Friday night, and we had a yummy dinner and attempted a movie in the park but the wind was so bad and it got pretty cold, everybody took off early. The next day we got there around 11 for more fun games, food, an auction and a drawing for 2 family quilts that Grandma Lynada worked so hard on. They turned out great! (too bad we didn't get one this year, maybe next year!) Here are some pictures of the reunion!