My Happy Place

General Conference weekend ended up being cold and rainy. Saturday we loaded up the kids, between sessions, and took them for a walk around Silver Lake up the Big Cottonwood Canyon. We promised to take the boys to the mountains a few weeks earlier just to get out of the house as a family since we had kinda been cooped up since Hannah joined our family. I wanted to get one last hike in to see the changing of the trees before it got too cold.

We made an attempt two weeks prior to this trip, and we ended up getting lost and unable to get to the trail head because the roads had been washed out. I tried to find a new place we hadn't been before, but it didn't work out too well, so we went to a place we knew. We had visited Silver Lake two years ago when Zander was just a baby. It was easy enough for the kids to walk, and I could take Hannah in a stroller. It was a nice little outing and the boys loved it. Lucas had to stop and look at everything, and Zander liked to run on the path. We saw a chipmunk and two ducks. I love the mountains. Just driving through the canyon looking at what beauty surrounds us feeds my soul--it lifts my spirits. It is my happy Place. I want to make it a goal to go more often next year. It's harder to get out and do things like that with three small children, but I'm hoping to instill a love of the outdoors in my kids, or at least an appreciation.

Sunday morning Stephen got up and made donuts for breakfast. The boys helped, and sampled everything Stephen made including the dough to make sure it was good. They were. Especially with sprinkles.