Goblin Valley State Park

We left yesterday straight from school for Hyrum and stayed the night in Price. Kids drove me batty, especially Emma. That girl just doesn't understand that after mom has been stuck in traffic from hell for three hours, she does not want to be yelled and jabbered at for the rest of the evening. That girl's mouth just doesn't know how to stop!!!!

Anyway, we woke up bright and early (thanks to Dan the alarm clock going off at 5:30 with "wake up!! wake up!!"

And we headed out to Goblin Valley State Park. Think, wind and water over so many years and yippee you have a natural playground.
And play they did. We were all good and dirty after this. Dan ran all over the place, trying to go wherever big bro and sis went!
Porter took some warming up. He was terrified that snakes were going to get him but eventually he got out of the backpack and proceeded to crush up every rock he could get his hands on.
Hyrum took this shot for us. Joe's making a doofy face but that's what an 8 year old photographer will get you.
He was mad because I wouldn't let him take the pictures of everyone else. Goof. Climbed over and in everywhere.
Emma went everywhere Hyrum did just to prove she could. Then when she would fall down it was so tragic.
Silly kids with the momma.
Silly kids with the dadda.
Just some goofy kids.

I am totally tanked and the kids are wired, but it really was a great day and our hotel in Monticello is really big so the kids are driving me nuts running around like chickens with their heads cut off, but at least we aren't completely crowding one another. The only problem is that it's in Monticello--FYI there ain't not'in' in Monticello.

Mesa Verde tomorrow and hopefully Hovenweep. . .