Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons- Jim Bishop

Before the weather turned cold, I wanted to go up into the mountains and see the beautiful fall leaves. We took a Saturday and drove to Payson and went to Grotto Falls. It was a seriously short hike.....maybe .5 miles both ways. But it was awesome. The trail wound around a creek and there were fun bridges to cross and the colors were awe inspiring. We loved it. Not one person complained. Alex had a wonderful time taking pictures and shaking trees trying to catch a picture with falling leaves. Maylin loved having the puppies there and the other two just enjoyed everyone's company. I took some great shots. My favorite are of the kids plus our good family friend doing "Awkward Family Photos." They were hilarious.

Afterward we drove to Springville and found the Waffle Love Food Truck! Oh my heavens! Heaven in a waffle!

We start the hike. Thought I better take a picture in case the smiles left, but they got bigger as the day went on! Good days.

Beautiful!

Love how the puppies just follow right along.

Grotto Falls

Alex deciding he needed a picture from the top. It was a harder climb than he thought.

Coming down, required help from dad. He didn't want to hurt the camera. He got some amazing shots.

The gang above.....me, kinda tired of Alex taking my photo every second.

Alex, throwing leaves into the shot hoping it would recreate "falling leaves."

My favorite shots! Nothing better than this sweet girl with her puppies.

Love her!

Alex in action.....the fall maker.

Making a leaf angel.

Awkward family photos.

Jay gets on top of the bridge to recreate falling leaves. It doesn't work well. He drops them in a clump. It was pretty dang funny.

These are some of my favorite Awkward Family Photos.

Austin with his leaf cloth, kills me.

Comments

emma nelson said…

Your family fun will always be remembered by your kids. Keeps them all close to each other and to you.
Such great pictures.

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