Happy (belated) 4th of July!

We started our 4th off with an "all-you-can-eat" french toast breakfast at Haggerman's with some of Nick's High School buddies. Who are now my friends as well!. I must say it was pretty tasty! Their Cinnamon bread is amazing! After one plate of french toast I was spent! NO MORE!(Even though there was only 2 pieces on a plate, I couldn't put anything else in my mouth! Good thing it was only $3.00!!!) We went on to go to Brighton Lakes for a nice hike! Or so we thought! We (when I say "we" I mean Nick,myself, Crew, Bret, and Cherissa Newton) were all dressed for the occasion; in our "summer" hiking attire! We were all so happy because there was a breeze and it was slightly overcast. Great for hiking in July! We got to the 1st lake, Lake Mary, and WOW! It was beautiful! It was a little cooler at this point but it felt refreshing.After a stop to enjoy the view we push along on the trail and head to the next lake. We thought we would have been to the next lake about 20 minutes later. Well we would have if we would have been on the actual TRAIL! We had veered off somehow to another trail that headed no where! This trail was also ALL SNOW!!! Yes that is right I said SNOW, and lots of it! As you can see. I could not believe how much snow there was. Is there really a drought in Utah? After seeing that I can't imagine. Now let's remember... we are all in summer attire in the SNOW! Not fun! It started to get really cold and I was slipping all over the place! At one point I almost fell down a part of the mountain. SCARY! We finally found the right trail, after hiking straight up the mountain about 300 feet, and got to the last lake! From there you could see the other two lakes! Breathtaking! It was truly beautiful! So we made it to the top, now back down!! This is how Nick and Bret decided to get back down. Lucky for Crew he got to ride down!!
What an adventure we had! It was so much fun. A lot of laughs and great memories! After a 5 mile hike Crew was exhausted, as we all were, but he got to sleep! Don't we all wish we were a baby! Sleeping anywhere at anytime! What a cute little bug, sound asleep. Thanks Bret for carrying Crew! (He wanted to by the way, we didn't make him! Great practice right??) Here are a few more pictures of the hike...



Gotta love the last one fo Bret and Crew! What a flattering picture of Bret don't you think?
After the hike we were starving and where better to eat at when you are starving? CAFE RIO of course! It was so delicious! After a hearty meal we went to Bret and Cherissa's and watched some movies, hung out, and just enjoyed the night. Thanks guys for an awesome day!!!