we went to Yosemite

Well we went to Yosemite, about 4 weeks ago… I’m not sure where my time goes but it’s always gone.

The weather was beautiful and that really makes camping much easier! This was one of those times I really wished we had more time to spend there. Maybe next time we go we’ll stay longer :) The one downer of our trip was Keira wasn’t feeling well. She had some type of flu bug or something. She got car sick on the way there and then got sick the next day again. She would do fine and than get super cranky and get sick. It was odd. She also slept ok so that was nice. No one else got what she had which I’m thankful for. I do think though that this may have been the hardest time we’ve ever had packing up. She was tired and crabby and really just needed me to sit and hold her. That doesn’t really work out when Nick needs my help with the tent and everything. She was a pretty miserable little girl and Nick and I were both going a little crazy. Thankfully we packed up and went to Yosemite falls and she had a great time.

here are our pictures.

we took a bike ride and hike over by the Ahwahnee

our kids love climbing. William was trying to run to the top of a very slick rock.

this girl was crabby and so she found a comfy rock and laid down. she stayed there for a good 10 min or so. I didn’t really realize she wasn’t feeling well poor baby.

he finally made it

where my kids get their need to climb every big rock they encounter…

playing by the river

bear boxes have multiple uses didn’t you know?

(behind Wills and Allie you can sorta see an outline of half dome. it was a very pretty spot to camp! This was the best site we’ve ever camped in here, and that’s saying something!

making dinner

Yosemite falls

exploring

this time of year is great because the falls are very full. You got a very good misting standing even this close to the water.

Nick and Wills crossing the river on a log.

(glad to see Nick was being at least somewhat careful with my boy.)

we sure do love Yosemite and all it’s beauty that reflects the glory of God like few places I’ve ever been in my life!

motherhood

I was sorting through my email when I came a across an email I sent myself, something I do frequently when I want to have access to something. Here is what is said:

Parenting

The good news is, you don’t need to have been through some elite mother’s training camp to apply the gospel in your life. You need to believe. Trust God, give thanks. Laugh. Believe — and that will feed your children. Rest in God, and your children will learn to. Extend God’s kindness to you, to them. Forgive them the way God forgave you. You have everything you need to spiritually nourish your children, because you have Christ.

Here is where it came from.Rachel Jankovic  I’ve never read her book (I think a few of you have though) but I think she has some good points and I can tell you for certain there was a lot of opportunity for practical application of the gospel in our house today.

Spring Break

On spring break we joined Chrisy in her adventure to take the kids to the SF zoo. I was going to just send the bigger kids with my mom but it turned out there wouldn’t be room so I decided we’d all go along. It was a long drive. The zoo wasn’t that impressive. We felt like a lot of animals were missing or hiding or something. It was a fun day but I don’t think we’d do it again till the scheduled remodeling is finished. There were 3 adults and 10 kids, 5 of which were 4 and under. I’m glad my mom could come. Made our lives easier.

The kids all had fun and it was something different to do on spring break.

the tiger was a highlight. He actually ran around, even up and down a steep flight of stairs.

I think by this point I just took a picture of any animal that was actually where it was said to be…

sneaking around the little goof.

the grizzle bears were the other cool attraction. They actually wrestled and then went swimming. It was cool. Wills loves bears, sharks, killer whales, tigers… Oh my… what a Moulton boy!

Keira likes to move a lot more than look. So she used the stares as a jumping spot to grandma

Jill and Keira

the blonde at the end is Charity’s friend

the guy feeding the penguins

watching the monkeys

My monkey climbing the monkey railing… How appropriate. She climbs everything. This pic is a little out of focus though as mom rushed off to keep her from falling.

Wills took this picture of the gorilla’s,

and the highlight of the zoo may have been getting a stuffed animal from the gift shop. Hey if it made the trip super special it was probably worth the high prices…

 

I figured since it was getting late and we were going to hit traffic we’d just get a stuffed animal and not worry about stopping by the ocean. Well as soon as we were out of the zoo William ask to head to the ocean. We were all the way down there so I decided it was a good decision. Wills and Allie had a blast. Jill and Keira made it down there and then headed back up to the car with Grandma after a walk. It was pretty windy and a bit chili and they weren’t digging it. These two played for awhile and loved it. I enjoy a nice walk on the beach and watching the waves but they definitely get their crazy love for the ocean form daddy. He is usually right there running away from the waves and throwing rocks. We missed him.

We sat in a lot of traffic on the way home and got home late. We were all tired by a fun and busy day.