Waterfall Hike

After staying up late at the rodeo Friday night, we thought it would be a great idea to get up early and head for the temple.  We had a great session and then went home to get Sam, Brooke and Brooke's friend Lizzy for what Terrence said would be a one hour hike to a waterfall.  I think his "one hour" hike is like a scout mile- and it's just around the corner.  It was 4 hours roundtrip from the trailhead back to the car- but worth it and 45 minutes of it was spent sitting at the falls.  The rainfall in Utah has been amazingly heavy this year.  We crossed several full streams that were bridged by logs just to get there.  Standing by the falls we could feel the power of the water as it pounded the rocks below.  When the falling water hit the rocks it created a geyser that shot up about 100 feet.  I wish I could've captured the feel- but you'll just have to use your imagination.  What a perfect day.

 Terrence is standing to the right of the falls.  It kind of gives you a perspective as to how huge it was.

 Some boy scouts were on their way down from an overnighter and had this pulley set up to cross over the stream.  It made it way easier.  Good job boy scouts!

This is how we ended our day.
We bought this patio set for Terrence for Father's Day.  The real gift was all the weeding that the kids and I did weeks before so it would actually be enjoyable to sit in the yard, the fact that he didn't have to shop for it and haul it home, and that the kids had it all put together and waiting for him when we got back from Chicago.  After we bought it from Costco and took it out to the car, it had the Christmas tree effect.  It didn't look as big in the store, but you go to fit it somewhere and it becomes huge.  The kids and I put all the seats in the Yukon down and lifted the 100 pound boxes this way and that.  I was going to get it in my car one way or another.  After about 15 minutes of looking like a circus act, a woman came and asked if she could help.  She'd been watching us while her husband was in the store and probably couldn't take it anymore.  I asked her what she'd suggest and she said they had a truck.  Yes!  Her poor husband came out of the store with a look like, what you doing now, first you make me go to Costco and now I just want to go home- and she asked him if they could help us.  After assessing the situation we put the things that wouldn't fit in my car (which was most of if) in his truck and they brought it home for us!  It's always so much easier with Terrence.  We have a truck (that I don't dare drive- the thing's a beast, pretty though) and I could've had him help, but that would've ruined the surprise.  He does so much for us and makes it seem so easy!  It was fun to see the kids work so hard to celebrate their dad.  Perfect way to end our day.