our forever family: Arches!!!

We just returned from a fabulous trip to Arches National Park. Mark's parents drove the new motor home down on Thursday and set up camp in the Devil's Garden campground in the park. We drove down on Friday and spent two days camping, hiking, laughing, talking and playing with Mark's parents, two siblings and their families. The trip was a great success. Claire was in Heaven! She had so much fun following her cousins around, being loved by Grandpa, hiking with Daddy and playing with all the ROCKS!! Sean was great. At three months old he doesn't care where he eats, sleeps and poops so he may as well do it in Arches. I loved being able to sit and hold him without the distraction of dishes and laundry. We spent the night in a hotel room. Claire had fun exploring her new environment and both the kids slept great. We celebrated the beautiful weather on Saturday by hiking up to Delicate Arch. It was an ambitious hike for our family that included changing a poopy diaper on a rock and nursing my baby on a log! I carried Sean in a front pack and Mark ended up carrying Claire most of the way. We may it to the top and got to see one of the most beautiful natural monuments on the Earth. We got home late last night and are spending the day recovering from our adventure. I have included lots of pictures for our own personal records. Enjoy!

Claire loved to say, "I go to Arches."

Claire and Daddy on our first hike around the campside.

Sean tired out from all the hiking.

Claire's Hamblin cousins

Sitting by the fire with Grandpa

Eating uncooked marshmallows while Mark made some of his world famous smores.

Claire passed out two minutes into our car ride to Moab.

Naked baby fun in the hotel room.

Sleeping in the hotel. She became restless in the middle of the night so Mark climbed into bed with her. Sleeping with Daddy is Claire's dream. She was so happy.