The Grotto

Yesterday, Mike and I went with our friends, the Peacocks, to The Grotto. We had been planning this for awhile, but had to keep putting it off because of the rain (seriously, is it supposed to rain this much in June?) On a side note, I didn't realize how welcome the cooler temperatures the rain brought were until it got really hot last week.

The Grotto is located up Payson canyon and before all of the runoff is gone, is beautiful. It isn't a bad hike (rather short actually) and when you get there, it has it's own little air conditioning unit. Quite handy I might say. :)

Here are some pictures:

Ella had fun splashing in the water and
was just a little sad that she wasn't the
one in charge of Jake. Wyatt was dang cute on the hike (although he may
not appreciate being called cute when he is older.)
He had to lead the way and was extremely adventurous
in all things.
Here are some of the red rocks for Amy.Jake had a blast, and Emary loved being in charge of him!

Even though he almost pulled her off a couple of logs in his
haste to smell even more of the canyon.

Don't you wish you had been with us to enjoy this beauty?

This is the old trail. It doesn't seem to do justice

to how beautiful it was up Payson Canyon.

This is Mike on the hike. Somebody kindly put logs over most of

the stream crossings. You just had to make sure not to fall off! :)

This is The Grotto. From what I understand,

the waterfall isn't nearly as big later in the year.

After the hike, we were invited to Jamie's parents for family dinner. It was fun. We had fun talking to Jamie's family and getting to know more Peacocks. Mike and I felt very welcomed and were put right to ease. It was definitely an enjoyable afternoon/evening!

On another note, we created the Proctor Drive-In in our backyard the other night. We set up the TV and brought out some camping chairs. It was fun (if only the mosquitoes had left us alone.) We got Inkheart from Redbox (something we totally love, cheap entertainment) and quite enjoyed it. Makes me want to read the book that the movie is based on. We will have to do it again and let people know. Come one, come all!