The Unofficial Start of Summer

We kicked off the summer with a fun Memorial Day!  First, we hiked to Stewart Falls, above Sundance Ski Resort, in the morning with Nana, Poppy, Dan, Kristin, and Landon...

This is always a fun hike!  It's about 2 1/2 to 3 miles round trip, but it isn't that hard of a hike.  By the time you get to the waterfall though, it feels so good to feel the mist in the air and cool down a little bit.  Here's some pictures from near the falls...

Cohen somehow managed to use his ninja skills to make it to this rock in the middle of the stream without getting wet...

Cousin hugs when we got back to the parking lot.  Vivvie and Landon used to be pretty close to the same height, even though they are over two years apart.  But, thanks to Vivvie's growth hormone shots, she's outgrowing him...for now.  We'll see how long that lasts...

That evening, we had a barbecue at our house.  Here are the cute girls eating on the grass...

The whole gang...

I made this really fancy, but very easy, watermelon feta side dish.  You just cut chunks of watermelon, and then hollow out a little semi-circle in the top.  You fill that hole with feta cheese, then drizzle with olive oil, and finish off with salt and pepper.  It was heavenly...

We also made an outdoor twister board on the grass.  The kids had fun playing that after dinner...

We finished the night off with s'mores around the fire pit.  It was a perfect start to a very fun summer!!  Lots of great posts to come showing all the fun we had.  --Lindsay