Cecret Lake Hike '15

Oh my goodness!  We are at it again...

Cecret Lake, here we come.

I absolutely love this hike but absolutely HATE the parking to get to it.  It has the tiniest parking lot and this day, we had SO many friends come with us that we waited and waited for spots to park and it took forever just to get going.

However, when we did, it was just gorgeous!

Our favorite hiking buddies, the Foulgers came with us along with tons of our friends from our Draper neighborhood.  We had such a great time.

*Logan, Jax, Reese, Avery, Lucas, Rio and Austin*

Pictures never do it justice but I love Little Cottonwood Canyon and the Alpine Basin - it really does have the prettiest wildflowers.

Rio and Avery taking off in front and making us all work hard to catch up.

Look at all those kids and mamas!

On our way up we (and by "we" I mean, the boys in the group) had to stop and climb up this crazy tall rock.  Oh boys...and in this group, there was A LOT of them.

Mommies and the kids. (Roxy had left with her cuties by then so they weren't in this pic)

*Chelle with Isaac and Eliza with cute Adyson who came along to help, Kristi with her Reese, Drew and baby Sky, Charmoin with Davon and Phoenix, Taryn with Hudson, Aamon and Caris, Alicia with 3 of her 5,  Cole, Madi and Cade, Melissa with Cash, Crew, Jett and Jagger, Jen with her Gavin and Conner and me with my 5!

WHEW!

Just look at those cuties!

Charmoin, Jen, me, Kristi

Chelle, Melissa, Alicia and Taryn

Cannot say how much I love these great moms and great friends!

BEWARE...

These next pics may have you rolling with laughter or gagging perhaps..

All I can say is, oh, my little dirty Blake, how I love your adventurous spirit!

Get used to baths sweet pea if this is how you play outdoors.

All the kids had stopped to eat lunch and so of course, Blake wanted to "get out" of the pack and well...this is what happens when you let a 15 month old (who wasn't yet walking) down on the ground.

And the answer to your question would be, "yes, he ate tons of gross dirt and who know what that day."

My answer, "he was in total heaven!"  Made for a happy baby and happy mommy.

Austin

Rio

Oh my little team.  These pics makes me SO, SO excited to go again.

I love being with them outdoors and in the sun.  I think we are all so much happier. (and dirtier)

Hee-hee.