Capital Reef

The next day, we all put on our matching shirts (Esteban was sooo excited.) and headed for nearby Capital Reef National Park.

Here is another one of our "true to form" family photos.

The kids enjoyed hanging out on the trails and posing for pictures.

Some of the adults joined in on the photo action as well.

Even AJ and Esteban agreed to participate.

We went on several hikes. Where we discovered that matching shirts makes it considerably easier to keep track of everyone.

People who noticed the shirts would ask things like, "Are you all together?" One person on the trail said, "Oh look, they come in all different sizes." It was fun to explain the T-shirt brand and acknowledge that we were family.

I love the red rocks formations of this area. My grandma thought it was ugly. I totally disagree.

We stopped by the interactive ranger station where the kids performed some "domestic" duties.

We went on the ranger guided tour which was supposed to last only 20 minutes but once the ranger got going he just kept on going. I thought we would never get out of there.

While the presentation dragged on for the adults, the kids LOVED it. They all received a Jr. Geologist patch after they pledged to protect the earth. Savanah was all over that.

The next stop was the waterfall in the park. Growing up I remember my grandma saying there were hippies that would skinny dip at the waterfall.

There was no skinny dipping until Holly, age 3, got wet and stripped off her wet clothes. I guess my grandma was right this time.

We all had a great day exploring the area, spending time together as a family, and enjoying the natural beauty of the earth.