after the fundraiser we headed down the road to st. joseph's shrine. we thought we'd let the boys burn off the sweet stuff by hiking to the top and back.
g'ma showing the boys all the rules.
it is such a gorgeous site.
it leads you through the 14 stations of the cross.
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last supper.
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awesome stonework steps.
utilizing the beautiful boulders of yarnell.
berries.
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g'ma and the boys.
a view from the top.
crucified...
...for you and me.
heading back down.
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Jesus in the tomb. not sure why, but there is no empty tomb here. is that a catholic thing?
after the shrine we headed to the park. as we approached it, christine, who was walking ahead of us, just started screaming and hopping around. there were tons of grasshoppers hopping, as we got closer to her, but she insisted that what she saw were frogs. sure enough there were two of these little guys cruising around together. they were sooooooo incredibly cute!!!
seriously, this is how tiny they were. he's right above seester's pinky finger.
abraham REALLY wanted to catch one!
there it is!
swinging.
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really abey? hahaha.
abraham and i went on another search for the little guys who got away. i figured they would just hop if we got close enough. so we just wandered around and sure enough, we found them again. yay!
they are so camouflaged.
here he looks like the gravel.
total cuteness!!! turns out he's a HORNY TOAD.
the boys watched "nochio" and then shrek 3.
grammy got the boys all set up.
awe...the boys took a break to play with some clay. levi brought this over and told me he made me a present. isn't it BEAUTIFUL!?!
this is abey little wormy creation.
seester took these super funny pics. i must have been downstairs.
abraham copying espen, though a little dramatic. lity is just eating his popcorn. i love it!
