Chynoweth Family

Halloween 14

2014-12-26T15:48:00.002-08:00

The school Halloween Parade. Miles was a king knight. Caden was a skier. Gavin was a knight.
We were lucky to have such a great weather year for trick or treating!

The green pumpkin was grown in our garden and it's the very first one we have ever had.

ropes

2014-12-26T15:43:00.002-08:00

The boys found out that they love to rappel.

Fall break

2014-12-26T15:40:00.002-08:00

Fall break we spent time at Lake Powell as a family with the addition of Cadens friend JD.

We did a tour of the dam and got to go in an elevator all the way down. The boys were eating up all of the information that was given to them. This was the highlight for them.

Miles almost flew off the tube.

Grandpa and Judy came down for a quick overnight.

fire

2014-12-26T14:57:00.001-08:00

Fire safety week Gavin had his daddy come and talk to his class. It was so fun to see the kids totally admire both of them.

pumpkin patch

2014-12-26T14:52:00.002-08:00

Riding the bus to the pumpkin patch with the kindergartners.

Pine C.

2014-12-26T14:41:00.001-08:00

Starting the day out with a chilly 52 degrees knowing we will be swimming in water that never sees the sun.

The Cathedral Room. The lighting is so bad in here so the pictures don't do it justice.

Sam and Jacob trying to avoid a swim. This was the coldest I've ever been in my life. We know what hypothermia feels like now.

Out of the water but feeling the cool canyon breeze.

subway 14

2014-12-26T12:05:00.001-08:00

My dad photo bombing. This is the beginning of yet another Subway hike. The park was shut down the day before for flash floods with record breaking rainfall. We are all smiles here while still nervous for added water.

The breeze that was cutting through this canyon was beyond words, but the beauty was so worth it!

Jake knows that I hate spiders, so he thought it was hilarious to catch this tarantula.

We survived the day with lots of laughter!

the y

2014-12-26T11:10:00.001-08:00

Sam and I try to make the best of our time while kids are at school. This was our hike to the Y.

Chalk

2014-12-17T22:23:00.001-08:00

Chalk the block at the Riverwoods was amazing as always! Such talent all in one parking lot!

8 is great

2014-12-17T22:18:00.001-08:00

My cute and very sweet Gavin was Baptized into the LDS church September 6th, 2014. The day was so great surrounded with family, friends, and good food. Unfortunately these are the only photos I took that day.

starting day

2014-12-17T22:14:00.000-08:00

First day of school! Caden has Mrs. Dominguez 6th grade. Gavin has Mrs. Murdoch 2nd grade.

Miles started a week later. He has Mrs. Parsons for kindergarten. This is the only year they will all be at the same school!

trout

2014-12-17T22:08:00.001-08:00

Sam and the boys were lucky enough to eat the famous and highly coveted smoked fish while catching more than their limit of new fish, while enjoying the company of Grandpa and Great Grandpa Chynoweth!

moab 14

2014-12-17T22:03:00.001-08:00

Hiking/camping in Moab with good friends over Labor Day weekend. On our way to Bow Tie Arch and Corona Arch.

Now on a 5 mile loop to see Double O Arch and Landscape Arch in Arches National Park.

Caden with a tiny lizard on his pinky finger. We also saw a big long snake and tiny white scorpion right by our camp spot!

Dead Horse Point in the heat of the day. We took a scary back road that was washed out in parts from heavy rain the week before.

The highlight of the trip was the river. The boys pulled their pants up so high trying not to get clothes wet.

They were sleepy boys!

We had a great weekend with the Greens! We packed a lot of stuff into a short time frame and wore them out!

battlecreek

2014-10-20T20:20:00.002-07:00

When Sam and Caden were away in the Uintas I took the boys on a nice evening hike. We got a late start but it made the weather bearable. They complained in the car but as soon as we got there they were hiking champs. We had fun little conversations the whole time.

We hiked down as the sun went down and it was fairly dark when we got to the parking lot. Good memories with Gavin and Miles.

Lava

2014-10-20T19:58:00.001-07:00

We went to Lava Hot Springs over the 24th of July weekend. Our friends, the Evans came with us. It was our first time and we loved it! Caden jumped off all 3 platforms. Gavin and Miles jumped off the high dive and the lowest platform. They were all very brave! I think people did judge me harshly as a mom when the littles jumped. We didn't get any other pictures of the jumping.

We stayed in a rental house in Soda Springs and we were very happy with how nice our place was.
We saw the natural geyser. We also went to a drive in movie. It was our first time and such a fun experience.

We rented tubes to float the river. It was a great time!

glass

2014-10-20T19:46:00.003-07:00

My mom and I had a date making glass flowers at the Holdman art studio and a yummy lunch. It was very hot in the room but very fun.

Choosing the colors was the hard part. The final products below. My flower is the silver and purple and the orange and green is my moms.

Wedo

2014-10-20T19:39:00.001-07:00

On July 22nd 2014 we said goodbye to a long time puppy friend. Wedo was a great dog for 13 years but it was time for him to go. He had bad joints, arthritis, and bad hips to name a few of his issues. The boys wanted to send him off with some bacon in his belly and lots of hugs.

11

2014-10-20T19:33:00.000-07:00

Caden wanted a backpacking trip for his 11th birthday. Sam and Papa Heaps took him to the Uintas for an overnight hike with fishing. He loved it so much! It was a beautiful area!

I love this picture of Caden and my dad.

LP 2014

2014-09-08T12:13:00.001-07:00

Lake Powell camp spot in a secluded bay.

Not the best spot for Gavin to watch the slide.

Beautiful sisters.

Rainbow bridge.

Sam played Dr. giving out IVs to the flu dehydrated people.

Our shelter from the rain storm.

Miles was showing us the coyote den full of poop.

Gavin with a baby frog.

Happy Forth of July!

A shot from the go-pro camera.

hill show

2014-09-08T11:51:00.002-07:00

I took the boys to Hill Airforce air show in June and it was amazing! We roasted in the sun, but it felt so patriotic.

provo c

2014-09-08T10:55:00.002-07:00

We love bike rides to bridal veil falls!

6

2014-09-08T10:52:00.002-07:00

Miles 6th birthday was celebrated at the Lindon Pool.

Cali

2014-09-08T10:22:00.003-07:00

Our family trip to California in June started out with a hotel for 2 nights, then we camped on the beach for 4 nights.

We visited my Aunt that I have so many memories climbing avocado trees and swimming in her pool. They used to have 50 avocado trees and I was in heaven.

We picked as many as we could fit in the car of avocados and lemons.

Beautiful Grammy is as tired as Miles.

Rode the train to a baseball game.

Seriously, why is my accident prone kid longboarding with a sucker in his mouth?

A merman!

Miles grad

2014-09-08T08:40:00.003-07:00

Final Graduation after 3 years of preschool. Miles got up and said that when he grows up he wants to be a zoo keeper. He loved Mrs. Lisa!

af canyon

2014-09-04T19:31:00.002-07:00

Went on a little picnic in the canyon. We love the outdoors!