Mother's Day

These are my Mother's Day cards from Kolten and Kate. They are so cute. I'm not sure that these coupons are actually valid on Kolten's, but isn't it the thought that counts?

Havasupai

This is our tent. It isn't bigger than it looks.

What a dive, a splashless entry. If only he had kept his legs together and pointed his toes.

The backpack was a little heavier than I had expected, so Ana traded me.

Pat and Ana. It was kind of like a race the whole trip.

I lost.

The beautiful village of Havasupai.

The swing. I think this was everyone's favorite part of our trip. Some of us were a little more talented on the swing, but we don't need to mention names.

We all had a lot of fun swimming in the falls, the water temp was a little cool, but who could resist a swing. We also had fun swimming in the falls, hiking down the river, and exploring the canyon. It was so nice there, it was worth the hike {I think it was about 12 miles each way}. We backpacked all of our stuff in for 2 nights. Luckily, Bart is an experienced hiker, and was the camp cook. We had a little giardia scare afterwards, but the lab tests came back negative. The port-a-potties were completely to the rim, some slightly over, but we did get to stay for half price, so we were happy. There were a couple of pictures we were disappointed that we didn't get, like the speedo hiker{is that the new style?}, Havasupai village, the day after the storm, the sleep-eater/squirrell? We never totally solved that mystery.

Kolten's trip to Japan

I will assume that you figured that Kolten did make it home, about a month ago. He had a great trip to Japan. He went to Tokyo with Branson and his dad. His dad is currently living there. They had a great time. He said they ate constantly, and he loved the food. He did get the hair cut, but I could hardly see much difference. It sounds like they were spoiled there.

This is a view of the city from Branson's dad's office.

Here he is at Tokyo Disneyland.

Kolten found this funny, the miniature vehicles. Here, you can compare the two together. He said gas costs 8$ a gallon. The tolls are all $14.

This is a park in Tokyo, Kolten said they are really nice.

This is Kolten and Branson when I dropped them off at the airport. If you don't have a fourteen year old yet, just wait!