H is for...

hiking! We drove up South Mountain (scary) and hiked for a bit the day after Thanksgiving. The view is fabulous from the top and the hike isn't too hard. The boys liked to watch the bikers on the trails. Simon thought they were superheroes with their wierd helmets. Here's Jonah helping Simon through the rougher parts:

I asked Scott to climb to the top of the rock first so I could take his picture. Scott came down and went back up with Jonah. Scott and Jonah came down and Scott went back up with Simon. While I was taking Scott and Simon's picture another head poked up. It was Jonah! He had climbed up this rock with no help, the little mountaingoat!

("rocky" theme playing) simon beating up the "bad guys"

"the dog" - a neat rock formation. I thought it looked like they were about to be eaten. There was actually a little cave the boys crawled though. They thought that was pretty neat.

Phoenix!