Hiking in the Rain

Aaron has been on a unique work schedule lately, which has allowed us to do fun things during the week. Last week, we were having awesome thunderstorms and rain in the mountains every night. We decided it would be fun to drive up to Mt. Charleston and go hiking since it was nice and cool. We bundled up the kids (we had Kendra with us because it was during the week) and decided just to do a short hike around the base of the mountain. When we got there, it was a little stormy looking, but still lots of sunshine. We hiked about a mile in and watched the clouds circling over head. We decided it would be a good idea to head back because we could see the storm blowing in. We got most the way down the hill when we heard the thunder start rolling, then the lightening came and it started to rain. We quickened our step from a walk to a trot, each with a child in hand. The second we jumped into the car it started to down pour. Both the kids laughed the whole way down the mountain. Aaron was carrying Kendra by this point and I was carrying Ashton, I think Aaron got the better deal :). It was a lot of fun and the kids loved it! I love the pictures we take up there, so forgive me that there are a lot.

We also went hiking in Red Rock Canyon with some friends and their kids. It was so much fun, we packed a dinner and then hiked around the cliffs. It reminded me a lot of St. George because most of the rocks are red and it's beautiful. My friend took a ton of pictures, which I will post as soon as she gets back from vacation. For now here is Mt. Charleston pictures.