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“Helloha” to a new 5 year old

Ladies and Gentlemen, our little Eliza has turned 5!

In honor of our little Hawaii lover Eliza, we had an Island themed party weekend extravaganza up with Mom and Dad in their little piece of tropical paradise.  It was awesome that Josie and Jimmy could bring their kids up for the weekend as well!

Here Kathryn is creating her Narwhal cake masterpiece.

Pool party and shaved ice!

These kids worked tirelessly crafting up a storm.  So many melty beads!

This is quite the cousin gang.

Ought oh.  One of these is not like the others.  What a grin!

Center of attention!  That boy is going to be a real heart breaker.

Hangin with Grandpa Gerald.

Aren’t grandpas the best!

Kathryn and I snuck away and saw Perrine Coulee falls.  I’ve driven right past it a number of times, but never realized it was there.  Definitely worth a quick stop.  It’s right on the way heading down the canyon behind Costco.

All the prep work is finished.  Let’s do this!

French toast with fresh fruit.

Lunch of salmon and rice per Eliza’s request.

Party time.  Shake it like a…Fujifilm Instant picture!?

The party was complete with concert.

Eliza squeeze!

Remember all those melty beads and crafting.  All the cousins were secretly working away making presents for Eliza.  She is one lucky girl!  Check out that haul.

Nothing teaches kids good etiquette like beating on a Flamingo piñata.

Group pic.  You guys are all so great.  Thanks for supporting our Eliza-boo.  You too Jimmy.

Back at our house for the birthday propper German pancakes and presents.  You ARE special Eliza!

We hope you had a great birthday!

Gomp’s 60th at Bear Lake

We recently celebrated Gomp’s 60th birthday with an awesome surprise birthday party weekend at Bear Lake.  Suzanne rented a VRBO so the whole family could stay together.  It was a great weekend with the whole Hawker family and we really had a lot of fun seeing everyone.

Golfing (no pics) and morning beach time.

Afternoon boating adventure.

We brought the Mavic along and I got some footage of Kathryn with the kids out on the “princess puff cloud.”  It was a beautiful day and the water was gorgeous.

Cornhole game on the beach.

Winner winner!

Happy birthday Gomp.  We love you.

Summer 2020 Recap

I saw a freeway billboard that said something about 2020 being a terrible year.  Sure, it’s been different, but it’s still been a great year and we’ve had a lot of fun.  Here are some of the summer highlights.

Happiness.

Baby Moose up at the cabin that we’ve been watching grow up all summer.

Soccer.

Cool kats.

UTV ride.  Smiles and frown.

Tin foil dinners and smores.

Nebo Scenic Byway.

Devils Kitchen.

Backyard fun.

Splash Pad Buddy #1.

Splash Pad Buddy #2.

Splash Pad Buddy #3.

Meadows up Hobble Creek Canyon.

Sidewalk art.

Running through sprinklers.

Beauty Salon.

Father’s Day.

Family Dinner.

Sandbox fun.

Sister make the best friends.  (Check out the photo bomber.)

Breakfast buddy.

Master architect.

Deep thinker.

Soccer champion.

Joy.

Swimmers.

Lagoon train ride.

Lagoon gang.

Grand finale fireworks.

Sparklers.

Creativity.

Popsicles.

Date night.

Provo falls on the Mirror Lake highway.

Canoeing on Mirror Lake.

Boardwalk Buddies.

Fire Buddies

Hotel d’Moore

Additional Hotel d’Moore visitors.

Everyday messes

Family reunion shootout.

Smiles.

Family reunion shootout #2.

Landon battle yell.

Tiny whoop drone.

Post takeoff smiles.

Favorite Uncle points.

Can’t catch me!

Pioneer Day decorations.

Fiesta Days Rodeo.

Backflip hang time.

Smiles and monkey feet.

Hotel d’Moore return trip.

Smores.

Sunday naps.

Green grass and shade.

Toys.

Owies.

Art.

Giggles as Landon jumps into Eliza’s bed every night.

Ballet Summer Camp.

Big messes.

Boating.

Riding the Death Tube Princess Puff Cloud.

Imagination and creativity.

Camping.

Family Hike.

First day of First Grade.

Cool space explorer mask.

Lone Peak

Lone Peak has been bagged. This was a HARD hike! Arguably harder than Mt Whitney last year.  While it’s not a particularly tall mountain at 11,260 feet, when you take the Cherry Canyon Logging Trail, you start out at a very low elevation right at the valley floor and hike all the way up.

We started out just before dawn and got to see the daybreak across the Salt Lake valley as we climbed.

About 2/3 of the way up, there is the landmark Outlaw Cabin.  Outlaw in name only, it was built as a shelter before the area was designated as Wilderness in 1978.

Bizarre landscape.

Amazing perseverance.

Haggered life.

The peak.

On the tippy top. A bit of a sketchy climb and then a very small table top peak.

We’ve been prepping for this hike all summer long.  I’ve been looking at the peak whenever I get a chance and envisioning standing on the top.  It’s really fun to have made it up and looked back across the valley back at myself.

Hiking down via a different route than we took up.  Very steep.

360 degree pano of the view with Lone Peak on the left and Utah Valley on the right.

11.25 hours
17.2 miles
7400 feet of ascent