A little hiking adventure

We enjoyed Annie's Canyon so much, that we decided to go a little bigger on our adventure.  Ben had some time off for Veteran's Day, so we made the 2 hour venture to the Anzo-Borrego Desert State Park and hiked The Slot.

We left early, but it was still a pretty hot hike.  A combination of things made Colin not feel well and he declared on this hike that he's never hiking again...at least not in the desert.  The Yuma in him has left the building.

The hike was 4.5 miles and mile 3 was definitely a challenge.  It was hot and never ending and we just wanted to be a the Slot already!  

When we finally made it, it was SO cool!

In true tradition, we stopped for tacos on the way home.  Colin inhaled a giant burrito and was slightly revived.

A few of my favorite things

Colin has been a chef lately!  He asked to cook us dinner; In-N-Out Tacos.  They were delicious!!!

Eli's Lego business is booming and my dining room table is often filled with his builds.

Alison has been flying through puzzles, which also makes me so happy.

And this is still my favorite sight in the morning.  Ben got her a new bed and she is loving it.

 

PE

The boys are doing PE this year for high school, so we went to base to do their fitness tests.  They did great!

The next day, we went to Annie's Canyon Trail for a little hike.

They said it was too short, so we did the loop twice.  I wasn't complaining because it was such a cool place.