zion national park

Joe and I went camping to Zion National Park the last week in June. We went with family who came from California, Idaho, and Utah. I have to say that I did pretty darn good for a 7 1/2 month pregnant woman can do. It was around 5 or 6 when we got there the first day (we had to stop every 1 or so for me to stretch my legs and use the bathroom) and it was still UBER hot! Luckily we have a smaller tent and were able to squeeze in between my sister's family and Wayne's family under the most shade. We hiked around for a little bit that night and ended up in the water to cool off. As we were walking, we met this huge stink bug. He kept positioning himself so that his backside was always pointed to us.

The next day we all went up to the Narrow's. The shuttle we got on was apparently running late and the driver was a little stressed out. She was going to make my brother, who is in a wheelchair, wait for the next shuttle. She wouldn't put the ramp down for him admist all of our protests. My bro told the lady that he was getting on the bus, got out of his chair, and walked up the steps. Joe grabbed his chair and they got him on the bus. The lady couldn't stop apologizing.

I think everyone thought I wouldn't be able to hike for very long in the Narrow's. Joe pointedly told me that he was going to leave me to hike up as far as anyone wanted to go. We all stayed together for about an hour and then the women and most of the kids turned back. One of my sisters had a hold of my arm like I was an old woman. She finally gave me a walking stick and told me that I needed it more than she did! When we got back to camp, we all went to the river to cool off. I found a little spot in the middle of the river where there were three rocks; one on either side of me and one to sit on. The water was moving fast enough that it felt like a cold hot tub!

The next morning we packed up and drove home. Good weekend, but very hot.

My favorite wild animal that we saw. One of my nephews picked up the goldfish after we took a picture and for a second I thought he was going to eat it. Crazy boys.