Graduation and Zion!

Chris graduated last month! He's finally all mine to play with! (At least for a couple of months anyway.)

After his graduation ceremony!


Zion!
To celebrate Chris graduating we went camping in Zion for 5 days. It was so much fun!

on our way down.


This is Chris half-heartedly posing. I was trying to get him to show how confusing the tent was to figure out how to set up, but he didn't want to cooperate.


Then he forced me to do a victory pose after we finally figured it out.


At the top of our first hike-Watchman's Trail, the Watchman is directly behind our heads.


Later that day on the Riverside Walk.



Chris at our campsite.


Our view and sunset from our campsite, we had a great view of the West Temple which is the tallest peak in Zion.


Roasting starbursts!



Observation Point
Observation Point hike is the longest hike (8 miles round trip)and takes you to the very top of a peak with the most incredible view!

heading into some amazing canyons




The amazing view from the top of Observation Point!






Heading back down


Caterpillars were all over the place and so were their cocoons!

We found this cocoon in the zipper of our sleeping bag!


Hidden Canyon
The trail was carved right into the side.


The secret arch we found.


At the top of Angels landing.


We had such an awesome time in Zion! We tried to do all of the hikes but fell just a few short of a complete sweep. At the end of our trip my parents came down to join us for a couple of hikes and we were really grateful that they let us shower at their hotel! Unfortunately, when we got home from our trip we found that our house had been broken into and our wedding rings were stolen. I knew something wasn't right as soon as I walked into our bedroom and when I found my ring case open and empty and my jewelry box strewn apart I started bawling. It was a miserable experience but we have so much to be grateful for, the burglar walked right past our laptops, gps, and Chris' guitars but didn't take any of them. We really miss our rings but we'll replace them someday!