4th of July

Over the 4th of July weekend, we took Jake and met up with Ben's friend Junior (Jeff) in Escalante, UT at the Slot Canyon Inn. Luckily Adam and Kristen are already there so we had a great little group.

We rented the Isaac Riddle Cabin for two nights and it may have been the best weekend ever.

Friday night we went to Boulder, Ut, to the annual 4th of July Talent Show. There was some talent, and some un-talent. We saw singers, dancers, jugglers and more. We sat on the grass and enjoyed the people watching for a few hours.
Kristen cuddling with Finn.
Jake cuddling with Finn.
Beautiful clouds.
Saturday was full of hiking. A few small hikes around the property.
Then someone had the great idea of hiking to Upper Calf Creek Falls. It's a beautiful and amazing hike, but lets just say a struggled a bit on the way out. If I could do this hike once a week, I'd be in amazing shape.
Finn is a great rock climber. Even in a swim diaper.Roscoe was our trail dog. Much better hiker than me.The group. Ben, Finn, Diania, Adam, Kristen, Jake, Junior.
Here we are again, but really tiny.We only had a few sad little fireworks and sparklers that didn't work. So we threw them all into the fire and they were much better that way. Then there was this firework. We had no idea it was going to be this big and it was so loud. We all went running and diving from it, while Jake was stuck right next to it. If you look closely you can see him the background. I don't think I've laughed that hard in years.