A few more of Moab

Just a few more pics. One of these pictures is of a road where 4wheelers are not allowed but you can drive your car or pick-up. It was straight off. Way scary. Even Jaren was thinking twice about it. Thanks for looking!!!

More Moab Pics

Here are a few more pics of the same day. We went to the twin arches and got a few pictures there. While hiking the boys especially Saywer for some reason had a real hard time staying on the trails even though it was clearly marked to "STAY ON THE TRAILS" so we had to get a few good pics of the sign for him. Thanks for looking!

Moab

Since we have been home for well over a month and the kids are back in school, I thought it would be a good time to show the family summer vacation pictures. We had (for me anyway) the funnest summer on record!!! It was the funnest trip we have had and just so many fun things this summer. Loved every minute of it. We started at Downatta hot springs where of course the boys had a blast. What little kid doesn't love a swimming spot. They loved the water slide despite the cold. That is where we spent our first night. Then off to the Colvins in Mapleton UT. They cooked us dinner and the boys got to play with their kids in their way fun yard. On our third day we headed to Moab where we thought we were going to melt. When we got there it was 101 degrees. We set up camp and of course started to explore. Jaren took us on roads that he had been wanting to see since his old trucking days. The second day we drove through Arches NATL park. Way cool!!! The boys loved it. On our first stop there was a mile hike that Keller wanted to take so me, Keller and Sawyer started down this trail and Jaren picked us up at the other end. I am so excited I have a couple of hikers on my hands. Yipee!!! They loved it and the scenery was breathtaking. Way cool! We hiked all day long in the park until we ran out of water and it got too hot to hike. Then we....of course went on another drive. But with Jaren we always see way cool things. Here are some random pics of what we saw that day. Stay tuned....more to come!

Camping in Kilgore

These pics are from June!!! I am pretty slow but at least it is getting done now. We (Hill Family) all went to Kilgore camping. Heather Jon and Jobi came up from Utah in there new camper. Mom and Dad brought the little four wheelers which the boys all loved. Mom fished like a mad woman. I now know where Chad gets his love of fishing from. My mom the tom boy!!! Anyway we had a swell time. I love the picture of Dad on the 4wheelers with the kids. The pic from behind is the best. There is also one of Erin and Chad with Keller and of course one with all the boys but Daxie. He was too little to go on a big 4wheeler ride. We have had a way fun summer so here are the pics of the start of it all. Thanks for looking!

more Indigo Girls

INDIGO GIRLS!!!!!!

Howly crap, a week later and I am still on a high!!!! what a fun weekend. Jaren had his class reunion on Saturday night. Yes 25 yrs. Can you believe it. My man is getting so old....just kidding ya Jar you still act like a 17 yrs old! Anywho, we had fun at his class reunion. It was fun to hear how he was in high school. Then we got up the next morning and headed to Indigo Girls. We met Kate and Erin at a golf store of all places (Cole was buying a new club and when you hear the rest of my story you will know why Kate was okay with that....) So we are standing outside the store and Kate begins to tell us that we will not be able to use our preferred seating tickets to Indigo. I was questioning why that was and somehow she kept a straight face (I don't know how you did) Finally she said "We cant use our tickets because Cole got us BACKSTAGE PASSES!!!" Oh my sake, we were jumping and screaming and yes I did pee just a bit. You try having a few kids and see what jumping on the trampoline does to you!! That's what we were doing jumping up and down with major excitement. Holy crap I was on cloud 9!!! So the next night we got ready for the show. I totally would have dressed up had I know I was going to meet the Girls! So we had to sell our extra tickets which was easy and then we met the lady from the Humane Society (that's how we won the passes the money got donated to the Humane Society extra bonus!!!) She showed us our "tent" that had an open bar to bad we don't drink. So we patiently waited until 7:30 to met the humane society lady we showed up and she took us to a "special tent" parked by Indigo Girls Bus!!! In the tent they had all sorts of yummy food but we were all way to excited to eat anything. We were in the tent doing our yoga breathing and checking our heart rates because we were on the verge of FREAKING OUT!!! Then we saw them walk out and Erin started crying. I had to smack her upside the head a couple times and tell her not to embarrass us. J/K Erin J/K. No really I was just trying to calm her down. Before I left for the show Jaren said "Just remember they are just people so don't act stupid" Thanks for the tip Jaren it really helped me. We kept asking each other what were we going to ask them and I just focused on not saying anything stupid. I have a real nack for shoving my foot in my mouth at the best times. In front of Indigo Girls didn't need to be one of those times. I focused on just trying to shut up which for me is almost impossible. So we walked over and shook hands with them. We told them how many times we have seen them in concert and where our favorite places have been. We asked them not to go back to Red Butte Gardens. (Cant hear them there) At one point Heather pushed me out of the way and they said "Y'all must know each other" We said we were sisters and since I should get a gold star for trying to shut up I didn't shut up for long and of course they guessed that I was the oldest!! Yep being bossy is my thing!!! Loved it! We all got pics with them and I was able to get one photo of just me and the "Girls" I have already ordered some pics and I am blowing them up and framing them. I also had them sign my Indigo Girls shirt that I am going to frame along with my ticket stubs and some memorabilia. They kept saying "y'all are funny" Which Erin said was code for "y'all are weird" We requested "least complicated" because we would jam to the girls on our way up to Targhee and sing our guts out to that particular song. So after we got our share of Pictures and autographs we went and sat at our spot. They came out and of course we all stood up and if you ever go to Boise to a concert you can sympathize, they don't know how to stand and have a good time. We were asked to sit down by the people behind us. My fiery sister Kate said "stand up its a concert" So Erin and Kate went up close to the front and people started to complain about that so a security guard shuttled them right to the front. Right below INDIGO GIRLS!!! Heather and I stayed back to watch our stuff. After a few songs the "girls" said this goes out to the "Hill Sisters" It wasn't the song we had requested but it was still awesome. Heather and I ran up to the front with Erin and Kate and rocked out. It was like our own personal concert. They would smile at us and look down at us the whole concert. It totally rocked!!! After about an hour Indigo Girls said this goes out to the "Hill Sisters" We started to just up and down and they said "I bet you cant guess who they are" "They donated $$ to the Humane Society" Then they played "Least Complicated" I did get teary eyed...It was one of those great moments. I was there with my sisters doing something that we have loved to do for years. No matter what changes in our lives we all still love "The Girls" It truly was a night to remember. All I can say it the night Totally Rocked!!! I have not listened to any other cds for weekes now. Oh man it was fun. We had to call our mom and tell her she missed being a "HIll Sister" I think we are all still on a high!!! Thanks girls (sisters and Indigo) for an unforgettable night!!