sturtevant "falls"

yesterday, we went for a hike with my parents.

the hike took us to a place called sturtevant falls.
the boys wore swimsuits and we packed water shoes in anticipation of playing in some refreshing water at the top of the hike.
but there weren't any falls.
you could maybe call it a drizzle? trickle?
like, if you smushed your face up against the rocks you would get a bit wet.
and there was some greenish, tadpole-infested water pooled underneath.
not quite what we anticipated!

i suppose that is to be expected in the middle of summer.. in a place that has been in a drought for 5 years!
but, even without water, it was still so pretty and the boys had so much fun.

chet and holden were caked with filth by the end - they did all sorts of climbing and exploring.

i loved watching them be boys.
and i loved watching taddy's tubby legs bounce in the hike backpack every time matt took a step.

other fun news:
we got a new car!

well, actually, it's a truck.

and we are pretty thrilled.

it has been quite the ordeal trying to give a car dealership a large chunk of money in exchange for a vehicle.

we weren't allowed to finance a car in canada if we were moving to the US, and we couldn't finance a car in the US if we were living here under the work authorization that we are, and the exchange rate is truly heinous right now.. so we were like, "umm can someone please take our money!? anyone?"

long story short, we have a truck!

my parents helped us find a wicked deal over in phoenix and drove the truck over here for us this weekend.

so spoiled, right?

we are excited to have the truck..

and the visitors!