At the Grotto::August 10

Late afternoon on Sunday, we loaded up the van and went to the Grotto - a trail that leads to a waterfall.


The crew


Steve helped Michael to navigate the trail ♥


Mercedes and Michael loved the water :) (and you can see the baby bump too! twins!! I can't believe it!)


I love how Matt has watched over Michael since they were both very little boys. ♥



Josh, Hayley, and Mercedes ♥


Steve doesn't like how he looks in this pic - he thinks he looks like a wild man... I think he only *sorta* looks like a wild man... but Michael looks so great in it! ;)


Michael played in the water and got his feet wet - it was bugging him so much that I tried to help him get dried off as well as possible. (next time I'll take a towel! ;))
♥ Melody

Deer Pics::Cartoonized and Realistic::July 14

I took this pic on the drive up the canyon yesterday. Sadly, it turned out super dark. As I lightened it, it changed the colors a bit more than I wanted, so I thought if I cartoonized it, it would look better & the colors wouldn't detract from the pic ~ I think it does :) Cute little Bambi.



And with this one, I thought I was going to get a good shot, and then she ran away. I followed her for a bit, and got her to turn around and look at me and I hurried and snapped a pic :)



As we were coming back down the canyon, I saw a view that I don't normally see ~ perhaps because the light was shining just right or something, but look at how incredible this is:


Those big pine trees growing where it seems impossible to grow is amazing! God is the ultimate artist!

♥