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Parker Cabin | Zion’s Kolob Canyons

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After we spent a couple days at Cherry Hill over Labor Day weekend with my family, we drove to St. George to spend some time with Broc’s grandparents at their cabin in Zion’s Kolob Canyons. We were able to enjoy the gorgeous mountain views, do some fishing, ride the four wheelers, and just spend some time way from the craziness of every day life.

Here are some (or a lot) of our favorite memories from the trip…

Our view while driving to the cabin. 

This little man loves to roll down his window, put his hand out and then just zone out. Does it every time we get in the car. 

I love the drive up to the cabin. Such a scenic drive! 

Our car isn’t quite equipped for off-roading, so we left our car at the Fly Shop and then took four wheelers into the cabin. Ti got to hang out here with his Great Grandma Parker and eat ice cream while we went to get the four wheelers. 

The Parker Cabin! 

Broc’s grandparents have some hummingbird feeders out on their porch and it was surprisingly very entertaining to watch the hummingbirds. There was one hummingbird in particular that was very possessive of the feeder (we learned his is a Rufous Hummingbird) and he would chase all the other birds away. Another bird would come up to the feeder and the Rufous would literally zoom out of a nearby tree to chase it away. Apparently the Rufous Hummingbird is the feistiest hummingbird in North America. Who knew?! (Goes to show learning can happen anywhere, anytime!) 🙂

This is how I spent a lot of our time. A good book, diet coke, fresh air and mountain views. What more can you ask for?! 

My boys! Ti loved the four wheelers! 

I loved the four wheelers too…until I decided to take on a ditch and the ditch won. 
Don’t worry, other than being super sore and having some cuts on my arm, both I and the four wheeler were ok. Go big or go home, right? 🙂

Some friends of the Parkers own a cabin up the road with a mini playground. Ti loved riding the four wheelers up to the playground to swing and run around. 

Another favorite of Ti’s was riding on Papa Parker’s tractor! Of course, it wouldn’t be a trip with Ti without about a hundred pictures all with one funny face or another. 🙂

Ti “helping” Great Grandpa Parker drive the tractor. It was so fun to watch the interaction between these two. I am really happy Titan will have these memories of his great grandparents. 🙂

On this trip we finally go to find out what the Duck Dynasty craze is all about! I will admit, I had my doubts about this show, but after the first episode – I was hooked! Such a funny and entertaining show! If you haven’t jumped on the Duck Dynasty bandwagon yet, I highly suggest you do now. (Thanks Conner & Ashley for letting us borrow the first season!) 

Getting ready for some Duck Dynasty! Loved how quiet and relaxing the evenings were at the cabin.
My little goof ball! 

Bud the pug. Such a funny little dog. And, one of the few dogs Titan actually likes! 

Just some nature we enjoyed. Ti couldn’t believe the water droplets were still so perfectly formed on the leaf. 

One of the few places in his life Titan has been allowed to throw rocks. 

Titan with his fishing license. 

The lake! 

We took Titan out fishing on this lake and were literally the only ones on the lake. I guess that’s what happens when you go on the Tuesday after Memorial Day! 

My boys. 

I found the container for the bait rather humorous! 
Say cheese! 

Titan’s first fishing trip. It was very nice of Grandpa Parker to take us out on the lake and do the majority of the work. We would have been lost without him!

Broc and his mini me. 

If you are wondering what I did on the fishing expedition. I took pictures (obviously), helped hold the net here and there and enjoy some diet coke will taking in the amazing view!

Ti learning about fish bait and worms. 
Ti is definitely a Parker. 🙂 

Titan’s first catch! 
Seeing how proud he was of himself made the whole trip worth it! I can’t say I’m a huge fishing fan, but for this smile and all his excitement, I would do it all over again! 

Grandpa Parker (Ti’s Great Grandpa) teaching Titan how to hook the fish, etc. 

Ti and Broc with the fish we caught. 
Funny story, as we caught each fish we would hook it to a line that was attached to the boat. At the end, Grandpa Parker showed Titan how you gut and clean the fish. Ti wasn’t too thrilled by this. He thought we were catching and releasing and they were just tagging along for the ride. It gave us a good opportunity to talk to him about how you should only catch what you plan to eat, etc. Of course, he was very happy to hear that Great Grandma and Grandpa Parker were going to cook and eat the fish later and that he didn’t have to. So happy I don’t have an avid fisher on my hands! 😉 
My arm on Day 2. How the human body heals itself is absolutely amazing to me. 

Four wheelin’

My little tough guy! 😉 

More scenic views from our drive out of the canyon. 

I literally could have stayed up on the mountain for another week or two. There is just something so calming about being away from life and in nature. I felt like I could actually relax and breathe. (Which is saying something for me. I am NEVER relaxed! Just ask Broc!) 😉  

Not even 10 minutes into the drive to St. George and Titan was out! Guess we wore him out. It’s hard playing all day and being out in the fresh mountain air. 🙂

After we drove down off the mountain we stayed at the Ross Condo for two nights so I could work and we could enjoy a little bit of St. George. The Pizza Factory and Nielsens Frozen Custard were our very first stops after dropping our luggage off at the condo. 

No explanation required for this awesomeness! 

Where I worked two different mornings. I feel so lucky to have a job that I can do anywhere there is internet. It definitely makes travel and family time a lot easier to navigate. 

On our way out of town on our last day we decided to give Swig a try. We had heard A LOT of awesome things about their Dirty Diet Coke and Sugar Cookies…

..and niether disappointed. Swig, you need to come to Colorado Springs! 

Even Titan approves! 

Family Reunion at Cherry Hill & A Cousin’s Birthday Party

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Time to play some catch up on this blog! Between school, work, family, keeping the house moderately clean and all the other things life has been throwing our way, this poor blog has definitely been put on the back burner the last 6-9 months.
I was looking through old blog posts though a few days ago and felt sad I haven’t been documenting things as much. It’s always so nice to have everything written down and in one place. And, I can’t say there’s been a blog post yet that I’ve regretted taking the time to quickly type up. So, here goes my attempt at playing some catch up. Hopefully I can make the time for more regularly blogging from here on out. 
The first weekend in September we had the chance to drive up to Utah and spend some time camping with my family at Cherry Hill. A little back story, every year for the last 30 years or so my dads side of the family has had a family reunion at Cherry Hill over Labor Day weekend. So I grew up going every year and now get to take my own little family occasionally as well. Sadly, we aren’t able to attend this reunion every year, but this year it happened to work out just right with Broc’s school schedule and so off we went…
On our way…

One of my new favorite road trip treats…

We got to Utah late Thursday night and then Friday afternoon we were able to celebrate my nephews birthday before heading up to Cherry Hills. Here are some of the cousins enjoying their Madagascar Ice Cream Bars at the party. The birthday boy is the cute little man in the brown polo. He was very nice to plan his party for while Titan was in town! 🙂

The bounce house my sister rented for the party. Good thing my mom has a big backyard!

The bounce house ended up having a blower that didn’t work and after trying a few different things to get it to work, Broc saved the day by borrowing a leaf blower from his grandparents (they live next door to my mom) and then rigging it to the bounce house. Thank heavens it worked or we might have had some angry little ones on our hands. 😉 Glad he’s got looks AND a good head on his shoulders! He’s definitely a problem solver, this one! 
Apparently the bounce house wore all the kids out! 
Not only did my sister have a bounce house for the kids but she also had a pinata! Overall, I’d say the party was a success. 🙂 So glad Ti could be there for one of his cousins parties. Events like this are definitely one of the things we miss not being able to attend. 

After the party, the whole family headed to Cherry Hills to set up camp and then it was off to dinner at Pepper Bellys. If you are ever near Cherry Hill, this is a great restaurant to try out. In fact, it’s become tradition for our family over Labor Day weekend. 

Excited for a yummy dinner with family! 

One of my favorite things about camping at Cherry Hills is that all the cousins get to play together all day every day. As you  can see, Saturday morning they didn’t even make it out of pajamas before the fun began! 
After some play time it was off to the water park…

Ti having fun at the Pirate Pool! 

Ti one the slides with his cousin Lily. 

Going down the Dragon Slides with Uncle Conner 

And, of course, a quick break for lunch!  

This was my lunch! 😉 Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats are another tradition we have when we go to Cherry Hill and they are by far my most favorite dessert/treat ever! LOVE them! 

After swimming the family went mini golfing and this is what six kids under the age of seven mini golfing looks like! (Somehow Cortland, Ti’s cousin, escaped the picture but you get the idea). 

Here Ti and his cousin Kyrie are trying to figure out where their golf balls went. I was so happy one didn’t fall back down and hit them in the face. 
Another favorite activity for the little ones is Hampster Haven. Ti had fun going down the slides and playing in the ball pit with his cousins. The cute little guy above is his cousin, Kyler. Such a happy little dude! 

Gotta refuel! 😉

Ti also enjoyed playing games with his cousins and debating with Uncle Aaron who is really in charge. We love this Disneyland game! A great one for kids and pretty entertaining for grown ups as well.  

On Sunday, my Aunt Melanie hosted a bingo game for all the little kids. One look at the prize store and I’ll admit, I was tempted to play with my own card! 

All of Ti’s prize winnings. We take our bingo very seriously! 🙂

Ti attempting to hit some sort of target with his new toy. Gotta love the shorts on backwards. We were camping though, so it doesn’t matter, right?! 🙂

And, after bingo, the fun continued with face painting! My sister Ada and her friend were super nice and offered to paint all of the kids’ faces. Ti requested to be Bowser! I had no idea how they were going to pull that one off, but they came through. 
Pretty sure this kid doesn’t know how lucky he is! Water parks, face painting, bingo, mini golfing and more, all in one weekend. So grateful we got to spend time with family and do all those fun things. Especially since we probably won’t be able to make it again for a few more years. 

After face painting we had to take off so we could head to St. George to spend some time with Broc’s grandparents at their cabin. Of course, we just HAD to stop at In-N-Out on the way. 🙂 

One of the very few hamburgers I will actually eat! 🙂 
If you made it this far, thanks for reading and staying with me while I play catch up. Up next, our trip to the Parker Cabin in Kolob, Utah. Stay tuned…