Memorial Day in Capitol Reef

We spent Memorial Day in Torrey and at Capitol Reef. I was excited to take the kids back down to my old stomping ground. I always wish we could spend more time there, but it is hard with three little kids, especially now that my mom isn't there. But anyway we went to the cemetary and put flowers on the graves. I am hoping to help the kids understand a little better about my dad. I am still not sure they really understand the situation, but I know they will eventually. We were able to see the American Legion program and all the flags by the graves. Stockton has learned a lot about veterans at school the last two years and thought it was all really neat.

I have been dying to get the kids hiking at Capitol Reef. I miss it so much!!! I have been waiting for them to get a little older. So I decided we would try Hickman's bridge this time. Luckily we found a little break in the rain and took off. I carried Peyton in the carrier most of the way up, but he didn't love it. So Andy took him the rest of the way.

Luckily its not a very long hike. We will have to figure something out for P if he won't stay in the carrier.

I always loved this little overhang as a kid. I thought it was so cool. I knew the kids would love it too.

The kids were so thirsty. We had to stop a few times so everyone could get a drink.

If I wasn't so lazy I would have scanned in the picture from my scrapbook of me and my sisters playing in this same hole at about the same age.

A nice Japanese lady offered to take our picture so that I could be in it. I hope this is the first of my family hiking trips at Capitol Reef. The kids had so much fun exploring all the little holes and tunnels in the sand stone. I realized that they probably could have spent several hours on that hike. If it didn't look like we were going to get soaked with a downpour at any second we would have taken longer and let them explore all over. We will for sure have to go back on a better day and spend a long time!!