Travis has started PA school! And after 5 days of sitting from 8-5pm we decided a hike was much needed. So he invited some other PA students and off we went. It was perfect weather-cooler with a few drops of rain. We hiked Cathedral Rock which takes you on top of a peak so you can over look all of Kyle Canyon. It was a great hike and a good break for him from school.
Travis & I were finally able to go on the Annual Heeb Family Campout this year. We convinced Mom & Dad to bring the fam out to Utah so all of us older kids could go too. So just about the entire family made it (with the exception of David & Thomas) including Grandma and Grandpa Hayman! Panguitch was GORGEOUS and we couldn't have asked for better weather. Travis had a blast float tube fishing and caught some huge fish! I enjoyed biking, hiking, boating, 4wheelin, and laughing with the family. We had some good laughs playing catch phrase and making our clever aprons. The little girls had a great time and were not their whinny selves as they have been in the past. Here are some pics of the activities we enjoyed:
Travis woke up every morning around 5am to go fishing. He was a very dedicated fisherman this trip, and successful as you can see. I decided that I'd enjoy the trip better by sleeping in and fishing in the evening. I finally go to use my waders I got for my Bday last year too! But had no luck with the fish. I waded into the water and the fish were right in front of me. I was fly fishing and tried so hard to put my fly right in front of them, but to no avail. I have had bad luck fishing this year. Dad also rented a pontoon boat one day, so I did get up a little early that day to go fishing and none of us even had a bite! (Dad, Jordan, Sarah and I went as well as Grandpa Hayman who took pictures). 
We also went camping with my parents friend's family, the Turilos (I never did figure out how to pronounce their name, much less spell it). They too decided to rent a boat, but only used it half the morning. So on Thursday we went out on their rented boat and it was perfect temperature/weather for my crazy family to swimming. Ok, so it wasn't to me, it wasn't perfect at all. I definitely did not get into that freezing lake. Maybe I'm just used to the hot weather in Vegas and the warm water, but still, it was cold! Anyways, it was hilarious watching everyone get in (all but me, Mom, and Travis got in). They would jump in and then swim as fast as they could back to the boat because they were frozen! Then they'd get back on the boat and decide they could handle it and jump back in. Joy was the cutest. She just keep getting in for about 1 min with Dad and then get back on the boat and warm up. Once she was dry and her teeth stopped chattering, she jumped right back in. Crazy I tell ya. We also almost had a catastrophe on the boat as well. Since it was a pontoon boat, we had to distribute the weight evenly throughout. Well, we really weren't paying attention to that and a bunch of us ended up in the front of the boat. So the nose goes down and the water starts coming in! The bunch of us in the front were so shocked that we just stood there gasping wondering what was going on, when Mom yells-Everyone to the back of the boat! Then of course a rocking effect starts going on since we're all headed to the back and no one in the front. It was pretty funny.
This trail was called Bunker Creek Trail. Some guys we talked to about it said it was pretty easy. They were hard core bikers. I'd say it was an intermediate trail with parts that were advanced. I of course walked the advanced parts and I think Travis only fell of his bike once. :) It was a gorgeous ride, 90% downhill. It was a great work out and I definitely slept well that night. Oh, the best part about it was that afterward we got to take a shower in our new shower tent we got for Christmas last year and use our new shower! The tent shields the wind and the water heats up to about 100 degrees. It was wonderful! It's my new favorite camping accessory. 
We brought our ATV and filled the time going on a few rides. Mom and Dad were so cute riding together. This pic was taken when they were bringing it back into camp. We couldn't ride it in the campground, so we had to push it and tow it back. Dad was pushing Mom back. Jordan and I went on a ride together and explored some new trails. We went up this really steep trail which ended no where. It was a chore and scary getting it back down. It's a good thing he's so big because he had to shift his weight around to keep us from tipping while turning it around to get it back down. Travis took Joy on a ride and she of course loved it. She kept telling him to go faster and faster. I think he enjoyed taking her too. 
Ah, geo-caching...So normally when we geo-cache you're suppose to hike to the cache using the GPS. Well Travis had other ideas. We decided to 4wheel it in the Tundras. The 1st one wasn't so bad to get to, but the 2nd one was on the top of the mountain. Of course we did not know this until we found it and Grandpa didn't read the previous comments on getting the cache which mentioned it was an ATV trail, but I don't think that would've stopped Travis anyway. So we all crammed in the trucks, in the cab and in the bed and Travis and Grandpa navigated us up to the top. I think this was the most adventuresome geo-cache he's ever done! We even saw a Mama Turkey and babies on the way. So cute! 
During any down time the teenagers were playing card games. Joseph and Jordan's friends Kristen and Jake came camping with us too. I didn't really play so I don't have much to say about this, so ya!
I'm so glad we went to Bryce. I'd never been there before. It was amazing! How do these formations happen? I tried to read up on it, but it still amazes me that water can form something so unique and so detailed. It was cool. It also was pretty hot, so we did have a couple of little girl whiners. We decided to hike to a water fall and cool down. Joy, Audra, and Charity splashed water all over themselves. It was a nice little hike. Jess, Sarah, Mom and I rode together in Jess's car, so we had some good chatting time too. 
Grandma was loaded with crafts for everyone to do and I think we all were pleasantly surprised at how fun doing the aprons were. We all were cracking up coming with ideas of what to write on our aprons. Dad's turned out to be the funniest. Zoom in to find out what it says. :) hehe
