Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery

On Saturday the whole family went on an adventure. We heard about a hike at the fish hatchery from someone in our ward but we weren't sure how to get there. We took a couple of wrong turns and ran into one big road hazard, but we made it. AND it was so worth it! WOW what beautiful scenery we saw--the pictures really don't do it justice.
So, here is the story:
We had just started our drive and we see THIS way down the road. "Are those cows?" I say. We waited for awhile and then we got aggressive. I caught the attention of one of the wranglers. She was a little old woman driving what looked like an all-terrain golf cart. I asked here if there was any way we could get through and she says, "Follow me. I'll getcha through, but ya gotta stay close."
So we followed her while she parted the sea of cows. She was AMAZING. She just got up behind the cows and they moved for her--if they didn't move, she had no problem bumping them a little.
There she is, in action. It was kinda scary, but we made it through the thick of it, then she waved us by and we were through the weirdest road hazard ever.
Here we are at the fish hatchery. Behind me and to my right are just some of the tanks that were there and all of them were FULL of hundreds of little trout. They would even jump up out of the water when we would come near. Sammy loved it!
Behind us is the Jones Hole Creek. The fish are released into the creek and then the creek flows into the Green River.
Here is Sammy--we caught him in the middle of his signature dance move. It must be a rain dance because later on the hike we got rained on.
Aren't there views incredible! Sammy learned the word "amazing" and he said in many times that day. We also heard lots of "WHOA's" and "rock."
This one is out of order and it's not that great of a picture, but it was the only one we had of the fish in the tanks.

Some of the hike, and this meadow in particular, reminded Jared of a scene in "Lord of the Rings." Once he mentioned that I could hear the music in my head. And here is our little elf guide.
Jared and Sammy taking a break on a nice rock "lounger."
Me and Quinny next to the Jones Hole Creek. We stopped to let Sammy play in the creek and I let Quinn sit in the grass and he loved it. He liked just pulling at it and surprisingly none of it made it into his mouth!
We saw this on the hike. It is the kind of cactus Jared has been surveying for at work all week!
We had such a great time--this hike was the perfect place to spend a Saturday. So, if anyone wants to come visit us, we would love to go back there and be your guide. We didn't make it because it started raining, but there is a waterfall that we would love to go back and see.

Cancun, Mexico March, 2011

While Jared's mom was watching Sam and Quinn, me and Jared went to Cancun for 6 days with my parents, my sisters and their husbands. We had sooooooooo much fun. These pictures are just a few of my favorite shots. We stayed at this beautiful resort, ate excellent food, relaxed by the pool, and did some super fun activities. The last day we were there we spent at this AWESOME park: Xplor. We zip-lined through the trees and swam in underground rivers and drove through the jungle in our own ATV. That was the highlight of the trip for me.

Our last days in San Luis

We went to Pismo Beach "one last time" to see the butterflies and to gaze at the ocean "one last time." I know we'll be back again to visit this beautiful part of the coast and to see our friends, but that day, it felt like we were leaving forever.


These shots were our sad attempt at getting a family photo on the beach--our kids weren't cooperating!

Our last days in San Luis

Before we left, and while Jared had time off work while he was in between jobs we took advantage of the time and did this hike that we always wanted to do. Jared had taken this trail many times on his bike, and finally I got to experience it. It's trail trail just off of the North bound side of the 101, at the top of the grade. It was beautiful and a great work out!




It took me a lot of pictures to finally get this shot, Sam kept looking back at me. The one time I didn't want him to look, he looks...I thought it looked cute with my husband pushing the stroller with his little buddy right next to him!

Quinn's new space

Peek-a-boo...
I see you
Good morning mommy!
I think Quinn likes his own room and a bigger bed to sleep in.

Out of the Old...

We lived like this for about a week...walking around packed boxes. Once the boxes were packed we had no where to put them.
This was Sammy's room.
Here is Jared cleaning the windows. Our desk used to be in that corner.
Our kitchen was actually pretty big. And it looks even bigger being clean with the counters cleared off.
Here is where we spent our last night in our trailer on Hawk Hill Lane. We will miss it so much! We will miss our neighbors and our beautiful surroundings and our ward family. But we are off to bigger and (hopefully) better things!

in to the New

The living room. So much space...I just don't know what to do with it all.
The kitchen, and I'm standing in the dinning area taking the picture. Even with boxes right in the middle of the floor, there is A LOT of room!!! That door in the upper left of this picture...a pantry!!! I think that might be my favorite part of the house.
Sam's new room. I love all of the natural light coming in.
Quinn's room. YES! He gets his own room now. He was sharing our room in our old place. You can't tell in this picture, but the walls in here are a pretty, orange/brown color.
The Master bedroom! It's so big, you can dance in it...even with our bed and desk in there. There is also a Master bathroom and a walk-in closet.
The guest bathroom. Complete with a...
BATHTUB!!!! I am going to have much cleaner boys now because they both LOVE taking a bath. And I love giving them a bath!