Hiking Squaw Peak

This past Monday we both had the day off, so we decided that it would be fun to hike Squaw Peak. We got to the trail head around 11 am, and we didn't get back until 5 pm. It was really long and really steep, and we were feeling SO dead by the end. The last stretch seemed awful, like it was never going to end. At one point, Jon even said, "I may not be able to carry the ring, Mr. Frodo--but I can carry you!!" and then reached out to pick me up. I laughed so hard but I didn't let him carry me. I had to finish it! And it was worth it because now we can actually say we were able to do it!

Jon had Scooter-wind hair when we got there

We saw so many snakes! They kept slithering right in front of us and freaking me out!

This bird tried to attack us. Some of her babies were wandering on the trail and I guess we got too close. She came charging!

The halfway point! 

There is a flag at the top. We had no idea!

Getting close to the edge at the top. WE MADE IT!

TADA!!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich's to reward ourselves for making it.

So impressed with ourselves

We used this hiking app on my phone to show where we were the whole time.  The red pin is actually the halfway mark. We actually started down by the white road towards the bottom left. The blue dot is where we were at the top. 

There are a lot of initials and names and dates carved into the rocks at the top. We decided to leave our mark behind too:

Memorial Day Weekend

This year for Memorial Day we met Jon's family at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery to visit some family graves. It was my first time seeing the Baxter graves and it was neat to walk around and hear Jon's parents tell stories and explain who these people were.

One of the many Baxter graves we visited

The Sunset was beautiful! So of course, we needed to take a picture.

Scott, Matt, Jon, Michelle, Jon's Dad, and me. The only person there who wasn't in this picture was Jon's mom, which was too bad because I seriously LOVE this picture!

The next day was Memorial Day. Jon and I had been wanting to go on a hike, and we invited 6 different people to join us, but they all turned us down. So we went, just the two of us, and had a blast! We drove up Provo Canyon to Sundance Resort where we took the ski lift to the top of the mountain and then hiked down to Stewart Falls.

Ski Lift

Caterpillars! 

Our fuzzy friend Gus

Awesome tree

Proof that we actually made it to the falls

After our lovely hike, we went to my parents house for a little BBQ. Actually, it wasn't so little because we both left feeling so full we were almost sick! All in all, it was a pretty great weekend!

Jon's 26th Birthday

Jon had a birthday a couple weeks ago! We both had to work that day, but when we got home we celebrated by going out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then going to see Star Trek Into Darkness (Jon's choice, of course).

After the movie, we went on a drive up the canyon.

A few days later we went up to Riverton to have a party with his family. 

One of Jon's brother's gave him a present in a Hollister bag. He said he drew on the man on the bag to make him look just like Jon. Pretty similar, right? Ha ha ha. Overall I think he had a pretty good birthday! 

More Disneyland

Jon found Tinkerbell!

We were soaking wet after having just gone on Grizzly River Run

Yay!

Awwwww!

Cars Land

Back to Disneyland

The End. For now.