Petroglyphs and Pictographs...do you know the difference?

So it shows you how much I know about the state I live in that I didn't even know we had petroglyphs and pictographs. I had a wonderful patient at the hospital tell me all about them and how close they were, a fun little day trip. I told Kenny about it, he was like, "oh yeah, there are tons of them all over Utah. Let's go take a look at these." So on one of his days off, we packed up the kids and car and drove to Castle Dale, UT.
We didn't make it to all of the sites my patient told me about, mainly due to the fact the sun sets at like 5:00 now! Our first stop was called "The Rochester Panel". It was a good hike to get there, I was almost afraid we had gone to the wrong spot when Kenny rounded a corner and there they were! These are petroglyphs because they are carved into the rock. Pretty neat!

Our second stop was actually to a place called "Ghost Rock". It's not a petroglyph or pictograph, but still really cool. We saw it while looking for the next site and decided to get out a take a picture. I am not sure, but I think it might be part of what is called "The Wedge" or Utah's little grand canyon.

Once back in the car, we couldn't find the exit we were looking for and couldn't make it out to stop 3 and 4 due to time and day light. So we turned around and headed to stop 5 in the Buckhorn Wash. This panel was really neat. It is called the, "Buckhorn Wash Pictograph". It is 120 long and really neat. Unfortunately, it has been damaged some, but the Bureau of Land Management have tried to restore it to it's original state. Pictographs are painted onto the rock.

The 6th site would be really hard to find, luckily Kenny saw a path easily missed while driving. It is called the "Alabaster Petroglyphs" and was hidden behind a hill. If you didn't see the path, you would have missed it altogether.

The last stop we didn't get to because it was already dark outside once we got back in the car. I hope to be able to see the sites we missed, maybe in the summer we'll go back and find more! Utah is a pretty amazing state, I need to get out there and explore it!

Disney on Ice

I took Livvy to Disney on Ice. My mom, sister Cari and niece Ali joined us. We sure missed Wendy and Kaylee though.
It was Disney Princesses and Livvy loved it. Here are some pictures:

Ring Around the Rosies

Livvy was playing ring around the rosies with Micah, this is how the song went:
"Ring around the rosies,
Pocket full of cosies,
Ashleys, ashleys,
We all fall down!"

Gotta love it!

Direct from Wonderland

Here is a picture of us in our Halloween costumes. Livvy loved being Alice, I think Kenny made a perfect Mad Hatter. Micah hated his rabbit ears, but he was the cutest White Rabbit. I loved being the Queen even though the dress isn't very flattering. Hope your Halloween was great!

Terror for a Two Year Old

What do you ask is terror for a 2 year old? The answer: the sound of scissors by your ears. Micah got his first haircut last Sunday (thank you Aunt Cari!) and here is what he thought of it!

BEFORE

Putting the cape on Ice cream makes everything better!

AFTER: He had a grand time taking a bath after. When Uncle Mark came over later, Micah was so happy to show him his NEW haircut (which he proceded to do by bending over and showing Mark the top of his head!). Now Micah looks so grown up. Kenny says he wants his surfer curls back. Good thing about hair is it will grow back.

Fall Follies

Here are some pics of what we have been up to, trying to keep busy and entertained in the chilly fall weather. Enjoy!

Leaf piles!

Making Masterpieces

CaRvInG pUmPkInS

The dentist isn't scary

We had a family appointment at the dentist last week. We all fared pretty well. Micah and I were cavity free! Kenny had 4 and Livvy had 1. For it being Livvy and Micah's first time to the dentist, they both did very well. Livvy even had her cavity filled that day. Luckily it wasn't a very deep cavity, so they didn't need to numb her, she just got the gas. Scooby Doo played while the dentist worked, keeping Livvy and Micah occupied. Here are some pics: