Temple Quarry Trail

 A New Year's Resolution for our family is to do one type of recreational activity each week (Dan and I need to work off our Christmas munchies and we all could use some Vit. D in our diet).  So, Kate wanted to go on a hike.  Between Dan and Shaun, they got us to this one.  Being from St. George you'd think I'd have known all about it, but it was a first and very wonderful!  Shaun photo shopped himself into the pic since we didn't have a timer.

 It's amazing to be on the actual trail (supposedly) that the pioneers were on as they transported the lava rock from the quarry to the temple site to use as it's foundation.

 Joel, Kambree and Kendyl weren't too excited to go hiking at first, but ended up having a great time, even when the winds started to pick up and blow dirt all over us.

 You can see the drill marks in the rock from when the pioneers tried to make the huge lava rock a bit smaller for transporting.

Shaun and Katelyn ventured to the top of the hill (no trail...no Kim =).  This was their view.  Shaun said the top was one big meadow.  I think when I lose my 70 lbs I might head up there myself.  

What a fun day and only an hour long!

Harrison's 6th birthday

 Harrison brought rice krispey treats to share for his 6th birthday in daycare.  

Putting a candle in it seemed to be the highlight of everyone's day.  

Simple pleasures of life.

Jake, Harrison, Garrett, Michael, Wesley, Jordan in the high chair and Kendyl

Annual White Family Pecan Harvest

 Every New Year's Day (or there abouts) we get together with my aunts and uncles and harvest the pecans from my grandma's trees in Hurricane.  Even though she's no longer alive, her home is still in the family.  She has a soft long shell tree and and hard round shell.  Last year there were tons of the round shell, but his year the long shell won out.  

It's definitely a back breaking job and is better off done by the young folk but my aunts and uncles still show up every year.

 

                                              

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Uncle Dennis and his son Heber

 Dan is always the tallest in the White family (probably since he's not a White ;) so he usually is assigned the pole duty of hooking the branches and shaking them.  Even then, there are MANY that aren't harvested because they are so high.

 Joel is using the "Old people" pecan picker upper.  Apparently his back bending isn't as young as he thought.

 Kendyl, Dan, Uncle Elbert and Aunt Nora

 Aunt Pat, Joel and Dad

Mom and Aunt Linda getting in some visiting.  Aunt Linda, who is my mom's sister, married my dad's brother (Dennis) so they are at both the Johnson and White family outings.  Always so nice to see them

You can't really tell, but they both had tears in their eyes when they told me to take a picture of them.  I wasn't sure I was getting a good shot since they had me tearing up as well.  

Sweet sisters

Nice day!