Hike and Falls up Battle Creek

Braving the falls

The kids soaking wet, and frumpy me.

Isabel, always running.
Several times I had to tell you her to slow down.

Hannah and Jaren enjoying the breeze that comes from rapidly falling water.

Annika, no fear of the frigid water

Hannah and Annika

The kids before the hike, nice and warm and dry

Beckham and Annika sticking together

Annika striking a pose

Jaren the monkey

Hannah, Jaren, Isabel and Annika walking to the falls

The morning of the 4th Grandma Penny and I took the kids up Battle Creek Canyon for a hike. It is the first hike of the year and I was thrilled to be out in rugged Utah. Even though it was practically in my Mom's backyard. Many other families had the same exact idea that we had. Once we got up to the falls we had to weave our way through several different families. I should have known that my kids were going to want to romp around in the frigid water. Hello, their kids. I didn't think they'd want to stand under the falls and allow themselves to be pummeled by rapidly falling water!!! They did, and they had a great time doing it. Beckham felt comfortable just getting his feet wet. Much to my chagrin he was comfortable running down the mountain. I sounded like a Mama bear screaming after her cubs. After Beckham fell and rolled a few times down the trail, I insisted that the kids walk behind me so I could keep pace and therefore prevent anyone else from falling and rolling off the steep end.