I woke up on my 31st Birthday only to realize I'd lost my wedding ring and my anniversary ring. We tore the house apart looking for them, we even drove down to my work to see if I left them there. Needless to say I was bummed, but I didn't want to just go home and stew about it so we went on a hike. We headed up Big Cottonwood Canyon to the Willow Creek trailhead. It was such a beautiful day, and the wild flowers were so abundant. The entire forest was so lush because of all the moisture we got this summer. It helped me to forget how sad I was about losing my rings, and I ended up really enjoying my birthday. After the hike Eli and I went to the temple and to dinner. It was a great 31st birthday. And the icing on the cake is I found my rings over 2 months later... in a pair of shorts that had been through the wash, folded and put away in my drawer. I was so grateful for the nice September weather we'd been having otherwise I wouldn't have put those shorts on until next year!!
Eli and I have done this hike several times, we found our names we carved into a tree back in 2005 when we were still dating.
Eli added Owen's name to it.
Owen loves the water and always has to get in. He was however afraid of the Mother Duck and her ducklings... he'd always back out if they swam in our direction.
Ready, Aim....
FIRE!
CAUGHT YA! Siphoning all our water.
The greenery was taller than us this year!!
Cute little face.
I love these "toddler steps" through the forest.
I will cherish this little picture forever.
Owen reminds us to always take time to smell the flowers.
2 comments:
Oh my gosh, Owen is the cutest little hiker. I am such a sentimental person so I LOVE your little family memorial carved on the tree!
What beautiful photos and cool memories! Owen is a lucky boy!
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