A Week in the Life

Hi friends.  I've been too busy to play blog catch-up lately.  But hey, maybe I can play blog keep-up. Despite lots of work craziness, we've still had some fun as a family this week.  Here are the latest photos from my roll.  

Hiking with Zion.  This dog does really well when he's had lots of exercise and mental stimulation, particularly off leash.  But gosh, he demands a lot of time.  It's a good thing I like hitting the trails as well.  Here we are at the top of the Salt Lake Overlook in Millcreek.

It was a good thing we didn't hike any farther because I'd completely forgotten how some of the gals from our block were gathering for lunch at Cucina.  I sure love where we live!  Our house may be imperfect, but the community is priceless.  Here are Hannah, Aubri, and Robin, all of whom live within a block.

That evening we went to an event for Intermountain Healing Hearts at Cross E Ranch.  Annika invited her friend Atticus.  These two bonded over their shared interest in wolves--hence the tails.  Atticus is a grade younger so he and Annika no longer attend the same school but are still friends.  If pressed, they'll both confess that they have a crush on the other.  Ah, tween romance.   

It always makes me happy to watch Annika run and jump.  A year ago she wouldn't have been able to participate without constant beat breaks.

Eli and I enjoyed playing together as well.

While Eli and I were rocking the tubes, Atticus and Annie perfected their climbing skills.

The slides were highly entertaining as well.

Jenga, anyone?

Photo time.

Beautiful sunset.

IHH held a brief meeting, complete with cupcakes to celebrate its 18th Birthday.  Afterward, we headed over to the corn pits and watched the pig races.  Best part is that we got a bounce back pass, so we're looking forward to doing it again!

Evidence that the corn ends up everywhere...

On Saturday we hike a little longer with Zion, heading up to Park City where we checked out the Run-a-Muk off leash dog park.  It was fine, but personally I prefer Millcreek or the Bonneville Shoreline.

Hankering for a more strenuous trail, I brought everyone to explore Summit Park where Zion met the moose earlier in the week.  Still a lovely trail, but thankfully no moose encounters.  Annika did great on the way up, hiking faster than I can and even running uphill in places.  My heart feels so joyful every time I see what her heart can do!  She may have overdone a bit though, because her legs got tired and she got cranky right before the ridge line.

Made it!

Last but not least, we headed to a Halloween event with Mascot Miracles that evening.  It was supposed to be an outdoor parade and drone show, but a huge rain and wind storm moved it indoors to a giant arena.  The wait to get into the booths was super long, but Annika still had a fun time.

Thank you Mascot Miracles for making our medically challenged kids feel loved.