spring break = moab

Well, spring break was over a month ago, but here are the pictures from our fun at Moab.  As usual, we had a blast and enjoyed every single minute (okay, maybe that's an exaggeration) of it.  Andrew and his family were down there as well, so we even had some company, which made it all the better.  And, you know what?  I was able to maintain our "special diet" the whole time we were there.  Everything homemade and GAPS legal.  That's right.  A little advanced preparation and it was easy peasy... or just plain crazy.  But, the kids were happy, I was happy, and Adam was happy since he got to sneek away and enjoy dinner at a burger joint one night.   But, seriously, how great is Moab?!  Now, on to the pictures:

Our Razor ride was a little more... intense this time.  The pictures don't do it much justice, but I thought for sure we were going to somersault a couple of times.  Then again, I've never been a big Jeep Safari sort of gal, so maybe I was being a tad wussy. 

The trail was actually super fun.  Having Andy's family with us was a huge bonus.

One worn out Little Miss.

Luke had filled his shorts so full of "crystals" that they were literally falling down.  He had to hold them up like this the whole way back.  

Ah, Sand Dune Arch, thank you for providing plenty of sand to fill every last crack and crevice of my children's bodies.  

Elise is a big fan of the sand.

 Isaac learned a valuable lesson on this particular hike.  We decided to do a hike that we have done in the past and have loved.  At a certain point you can go left or right.  We have gone left in the past, and decided that we should see where the right would lead us.  Isaac immediately had concerns with that decision. Well, at first it wasn't all that impressive and Isaac started complaining that we should have gone the other way.  He was having a pretty bad attitude about it at one point, and wasn't quite agreeing with us that sometimes it's nice to try something new.  WELL, the right paid off!  We found some really cool pools of water  and we all agreed that it was actually cooler than the other way.  Adam and I were very grateful for those pools that day... the lesson wouldn't have had quite the same impact if the hike had ended up sucking.

So, we learned something about Elise on this trip.  She has an obsession with plastic water bottles.  I really think she had one in her hands 90% of the time we were there.  And, to try to take one from her brought on wailing and gnashing of teeth.  She would even wake from a slumber if she heard the crinkling sound of the plastic when someone was drinking.  We're happy to say that we have broke her of her addiction since being back.

FROG!  Luke saw a frog on this rock wall a mile away and immediately scurried up to catch him a new friend.  Unfortunately, the frog was too quick.