Monday:
We made a rainy day craft inside in the morning and then went and saw How to Train Your Dragon with our friends, the Lewis family, in the afternoon. Everyone enjoyed it, except the man in front of McCoy who was the sad recipient of McCoy's sippy cup flying through the air and into his head. Luckily, he had kids with him and didn't seem to mind that much.
Tuesday:
Sledding
We woke up to 8.5 inches of snow on Tuesday and decided to make the best of it and go sledding.
Goblin Valley State Park
We left early Wednesday morning to head southeast. Our first stop was Goblin Valley - a boys paradise!
Thursday:
Indian Ruins and Natural Bridges National Monument
We hiked to see the cliff dwellings that we at a random stop on the side of the road and then at Natural Bridges we took this hike that literally went down the side of a cliff. The path was steps that were chiseled out of the side of the cliff face. Needless to say, I was quite a bit weary of the whole idea, but it was definitely worth the hike!
Canyonlands National Park
Beautiful park with a lot of fun hiking trails. The boys especially enjoyed Whale Rock, which is basically this giant rock that looks like a whale and you get to hike up the back up of it. That night we stayed in Moab and it was warm enough for us all to swim in the hotel's outdoor pool.
On the way to Moab, we turned on a quick byway and were able to see some petroglyphs and dinosaur tracks.
Saturday:
Arches National Park
This place is breathtaking! The boys made it on hikes to quite a few arches, but they enjoyed the Sand Dunes Arch the best where they were able to play in really fine sand. After we were done here, we headed back north.
