Arches!

After YEARS of wanting a tent, the stars finally aligned just right

and we made the "big" purchase!

 Waking up from a not-so-restful first night in the tent...

 Addyson's either making a run for the bathroom or breakfast...

My 1st guess= breakfast

When that girl's hungry, nothing can stop her...

 Campfire circle

 Breakfast mess...Pancakes; eggs and OJ

 The view from our campsite...

Nothing exciting compared to camping in Arches campground,

but we found out that you can reserve the campsites now...

It's reserved until Thanksgiving. :(

The girls all slept on a queen-sized blow up mattress...

the first night Addyson decided to come down with a cold...

Coughing and sneezing ALL night long, making it impossible

for any of us to sleep good...
OH, and our blow up mattress must have had a slow leak...
we ended up rolling into the middle
and sleeping on the hard ground...

 Glad I remembered Kleenex...
I was getting up with Addyson all night long to wipe her nose...

Even though we didn't get much sleep the first night,
we were determined to have fun...

I wanted to go see Delicate Arch,
but I knew that it needed to be the first hike of the day
or it wouldn't happen.

 Searching for lizards...they were everywhere!

Brooklyn came really close to catching one,
but no luck...

 See? There's one right there!

 I wanted to say that it was a great hike up to Delicate,
 but that would NOT be accurate...

Addyson was not liking it, and there was lots of whining
and bargaining...
and carrying.

Since Ric was in charge of the backpack,
 I got to carry Addyson...oh ya.

 She's doing it!
 I think it helped to have other people around us hiking...

a little more motivation...

 Refueling...nothing like a good 'ole sugary granola bar for energy...

that's what happens when you send Ric for "snacks"

He's still learning... :) At least we HAD snacks, right?

 It's still there!!

I "think" it was worth it...

Addyson didn't think so.

Brooklyn wasn't a real happy camper either...

Brynley was proud that she didn't whine the WHOLE time.

 I was worried about the girls running off the edge

 trying to follow a little squirrel

who was eating crumbs from their chips...

So, you ask...would I do it again?

Um...only for kids 9 and older...or confined to a back carrier...

I'm not a fan of heights.

 One of the highlights...S'mores!

 Dead Horse Point

Addyson gets a "little" goofy when she's tired...

Can ya tell??

 I haven't been here for YEARS...

New building and new visitor center.

Way nice...

 On our way out, we had to check out this teepee...

 Brooklyn tripped and FELL out of the teepee right before this shot...

She's such an actress that you can't even tell! lol

We had such a great time...

The weather was perfect and the scenery was the best!

We also stopped at my favorite arch...Sandune Arch where we ate our lunch

and the girls played in the sand for an hour or so...

Can't wait to go back!