Kalin's Birthday Extravaganza!

The day before Kalin's birthday, we surprised him by

taking him out of school and taking him to hike

Angel's Landing!

It's something he has always wanted to do -

so he was excited when we told him what we were doing!

Here we are on the shuttle going up the canyon

to the trailhead.

We thought it was funny to see these

deer tracks in the concrete on the steep trail.

Kalin & Terry on the MANY switchbacks.

I got this picture off the internet. It is taken

from the adjacent rock face. It shows the switchbacks

we were on called "Walter's Wiggles."

Kalin laughs in the face of danger!

Okay... here we go!

A narrow spot on the trail. Yeah, it's only

about 1500 feet straight down-on both sides.

Yikes!

Actually, I am deathly afraid of heights,

but I really wasn't scared at all - I was surprised.

I still told Kalin to "BE CAREFUL!"

about 250 times!

We were so excited to make it to the top!!

Kalin's looking for girls to date as the

shuttles pass by 1500 feet below. ha ha

Enjoying the view...

It was breathtaking!!

Angel's Landing from below.

Delicious dinner in Springdale after the hike.

I took brownies to Kalin's class

on his birthday.

They had to wait till they finished their test

before they could eat them ...

For his birthday dinner Kalin

wanted bacon-wrapped venison

and baked potatoes. YUM!

His birthday cake -

double layer brownies with vanilla

ice cream in the middle topped with

strawberries & ice cream. Delish!

New golf shoes!

The day after his birthday he went on an

over-night hike with the Young Men.

On Sunday, Kalin was ordained a Priest by his dad.

Terry did a good job. I'm so thankful to have

the priesthood in our home, and I'm thankful

that Terry & Kalin honor their priesthood.

Jay, Grandpa Brown, Terry, and Grandpa Ford

were all there to support Kalin in his

ordination.

Awww... what a cute little boy!

Hard to believe he's 16 already!

Happy Birthday, Kalin!!!

We love you!