Trip to Tennessee

We spent the last 2 months in Tennessee so that Sampson could study and take the MCAT.  We went and visited one the D.O. schools in NE Tennessee and we hiked above the Cumberland gap to where we were standing in three states at once: Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia.

While Sampson was studying everyday, Phoenix and I helped out down at the greenhouses.  Phoenix loved being outside listening to all the birds, smelling the flowers, and eating all the strawberries and raspberries she could handle.  We had a great time when all her cousins came to play at the farm with her.  We even tried to take pictures with everyone, but it turned out to be quite difficult to get all four kids looking in one direction with a decent face :)

Phoenix did not like looking at the camera at the right time...so at times she was forced too.

I loved being around all the beautiful flowers.  Here are just a few...

Now that all the fun is over and Sampson took the MCAT we came back to Utah and now we start the 30 day count down until we get his scores back.

A While Ago...

Snow Shoeing

So for those of you who don't know we are expecting another little one this November.  So I thought this pregnancy I would try to be a little bit more active to help me not be so sick.  Its working....kind of.  So we went to out in the snow with Phoenix and thought we would be adventurous.  We were going to try and go to Stuart Falls, but we thought we were too cool for the trail and ended hiking straight up for a while, a long while, and lets just say I got really tired fast.  So we didn't make it all the way to Stuart Falls, but we took some cool pictures and had fun watching Sampson run down the side of the mountain :)

Goblin Valley

We drove down to Goblin Valley, where Sampson had previously taken his scout troop.  Even though we brought a Coleman stove, Sampson decided to cook all of our meals from his new Jet Boil.  Yay for ramen, mac n' cheese, and hot chocolate!! We made peach cobbler that night in our dutch oven and Phoenix was completely amazed by the fire...so amazed she kept trying to get in the fire.  Phoenix spent most of the day playing in the dirt.  She had the time of her life!

Capitol Reef
We decided to drive through Captiol Reef on the way home.  We then decided to go on a "little" hike and ended up hiking the 8 miles up to Cassidy's Arch and back to the car.  I had done this hike before a few years back, but lets just say hiking is slightly more difficult when you pregnant : ) 

CASSIDY'S ARCH

The Park

Phoenix's Birthday!!!

1 Year Pictures 

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For Phoenix's Birthday we had a cookie monster cake, which turned out to be more of a screaming fest than actual cake eating, but Kenny, Sampson, and me enjoyed destroying the cake after Phoenix didn't like it.  Then we took her to the Bean Museum where she went crazy talking to the all of the ducks.  She also got to pet a snake, turtle, and a gecko.  She loves all the animals and especially loves growling at all of the bears.  

While In Texas....

Hiking up Rock Canyon