Castlewood Canyon

Yesterday we all went on a hike to Castlewood Canyon.
Today we are all red as lobsters.
A great time was had by all! :)







This is a kearn.
That is a man term for "a pile of rocks that lead you down the correct trail so you do not get lost."








Examining the kearn. There were about 739 of them on this trail...which we made fun of all the way there and were quite thankful for on the way back. :)














Kell is ALL BOY.
He walked in front of the family the entire way with his spear/bow and arrow to defend us from all sorts of wild animals, monsters and mean people. Thankfully we met with none of those.
By the way...he hand-made his spear, bow and arrow, knife, sling shot and toy gun with wood he found.
I am impressed! He obviously got his weapon making talent from his Mom.








Ethan helping to defend the troops with the invaluable aid of Presley and his gun.


























Kellen Micah...defined.








That rock looks HEAVY!
Luckily my man is chisled from stone and can lift it...along with 4 boys on the top.
Yeah baby.








Kell and Pres enjoying the view from the top.








Ethan was one of the brave ones that walked out on the rocks to the tip top. It was VERY windy! Mommy was paranoid and did not derive pleasure from seeing him out there. At all.








Daddy and Presley.








E and K


























Kell would walk ahead of us with his spear ready in the case of a chance meeting with a mountian lion. Sweet kid :)


















Kell and his spear/bow and arrow (sans arrow)







Yes, our kids watch "Survivor man" on TV and emulate his actions. Here they are attempting to bite the tip off this plant in order to have a "needle and thread" to repair any clothing/gear that may be damaged.
It worked better on TV.
Thankfully we were not stranded in a canyon 173 miles from civilization...we can take our ruined items to the "Magic Needle" just down the road.



















Josiah thought these looked like the toes of a giant.









Walking back down the trail to the car.






We conquered Castlewood Canyon!!!





A few random shots................







Presley is going to be the ring bearer for my siter-in-laws wedding (Josiah's sister Sarah) in May...so we had to go get him fitted for a tux. OH MY WORD, is he excited!!! He felt quite handsome in this jacket and he loves the shiny shoes.
He says, "I am going to be the ring BEAR. GGGGRRR!!!"
This should be interesting :)






Pres was nice enough to pile all our pillows on top of Laz.







Yes, he IS the cutest thing in all the world!!! :)