I've surrendered

Well, here it is folks... my first attempt at going global. So many of my friends have blogs, and I am a religious blog-looker, but I've maintained that I have nothing exciting to share with the world, so I haven't ever gone global. But, I'm bored. Is that a good enough reason to start blogging? Friends have been trying to convince me to start a blog for a long time, but I'm a really boring person. That makes you want to check my blog every day, huh? I haven't figured out all the whistles and bells-- but, that can't be hard, can it? I'm wishing that I had my camera with me yesterday, but I didn't. I'll try to get into the habit of carrying it around with me. I went hiking with my sister Deanna and her husband, Erik (and their kids, Kris and Dallin) and another sister, Allison and her husband, Cam (and their kids, Erica, Emma, Chase, and Leah). We hiked to a little waterfall in Pleasant Grove. We had a good time, and I was especially impressed with Chase's little legs carrying him up that trail (mostly... part of the way I had the pleasure of carrying him on my back). The kids had a good time throwing rocks in the little river. When we got back down the trail, we ate lunch at some picnic tables at the bottom of the trail. Then, we headed out to Utah Lake on Erik's boat. Chase (who just turned 3) is all talk. He is all boy-- loves trains, cars, boats, airplanes... anything that "goes." But, he was terrified to get on that boat. He was convinced that he was going to fall in. Leah (9 months) was dang mad when we put on her life jacket. She was not going to have it... until we got going on the boat. After that, she was perfectly happy with the life jacket. She was completely mesmerized by the waves and sounds. She didn't even get upset when we got splashed with COLD water. Chase, on the other hand, did NOT have a good time. He wouldn't even let Cam hold him with just one arm. Both arms had to be securely around Chase. The water was freezing, and the crazy older kids jumped in the lake! I was mighty impressed with their sense of adventure. They had a good time splashing around. We warned them that they better not get too far from the boat- because none of us were going in after them. We got some grub at Bajio's and took it back to Allison and Cam's to eat. When I got home, I ended up going to the golfing range with some friends, which was a lot of fun, but now my right elbow pit is sore. And, my knee pits are sore from that hike. I spent a lot of time outdoors and it made me more and more excited for summer!