Zions cont.

That night we dropped Verne off at Heatons Ranch, and we ate our dinner of BBQ chicken, jello salad, and Doritos. That night the twins roasted marshmallows. So cute!

Jed, enjoying his favorite spicy sunflower seeds.

The next day we went on our high adventure. The 1st stop was at the history museum and the next was at the trail head to the upper an lower Emerald Pools. We did the hike to the lower pool which is 2 miles round trip, with the kids in the backpacks. Half way there was a little pool, which we all used to cool off in. (Side note: The weather was in the upper 80s-low 90s during the day, so even in May bring plenty of water, and rest frequently—especially if your packing 30 plus pounds of baby.)
For lunch we bought sandwiches at the Zions lodge in the middle of the park. We were originally planning to go back to camp for lunch, but it would take an additional hour or so, so we ate on the lawn there.

The next stop was the River Walk. By now, the twins are pretty tired, so Wes slept on the bus, and Stu took a nap while walking. This was another 2 miles, but there was no elevation change. Again, we stopping to play in the water.

The next picture was the twins chatting on the walkie-talkies while waiting for dinner.

Our campsite was adjacent to the river, so we played yet again in the river. For dinner we had hobo dinners, and hotdogs. Jed got the grill a little too warm, and burnt on side of the hotdogs, so we just allowed them to continue to cook while we made more. We then walked .5 miles into Springdale for fun.

The temperature in the even was perfect. We never needed jackets, and sleeping in our sleeping bags was just a tad too hot. A nice blanket would have sufficed. The twins slept fine, though they’d wake up once or twice.

Sunday morning we packed up and picked up Verne, and we were on our way home. So much fun!