Oscars and Zion

We usually go on a hike for Mother's Day.  But the Saturday before Mother's Day was the Ironman and the Pizazz end of the year review...it was also rainy and cold.  So we decided to stop in Zion on our way home from Courtney's soccer game and go hiking.

Since it was later in the morning and the kids had eaten breakfast so early, we decided to stop at Oscars for lunch before hiking.  Ethan had the time of his life ordering his food.  He got the "Big A** Burger" and then laughed after he ordered it.  It was a full pound of meat and HE ATE IT ALL!!  I couldn't believe it.

He had to cut it up to fit it in his mouth!

Look at all that meat!

This is how he wants to us think he feels after eating it all....

but this is how he really feels.

I couldn't believe he ate it all.

We then drove into Springdale to find a place to park to hop on the shuttle into Zion.  It was crazy with how many people were there that day.  We parked and then waiting just a little bit for a shuttle.  We were lucky because we got on the shuttle close to the start so there were plenty of seats.  The closer you park to Zion and try to get on the shuttle the less likely you are to get a space because the shuttles fill up quickly.

We bought a new National Parks Pass, went into Zion and hopped on another shuttle that took us all the way through the park to the River Walk trail.  This is our favorite because it isn't too hard and you can get in the water at the end or along the way.  We had fun walking around and trying to scare off the psycho squirrels.  They are everywhere and they aren't afraid of anything!  Ethan almost stepped on one and it didn't even move out of the way.

We decided to get our feet wet in a shady spot near the river.  The water was really cold but it was nice to put our feet in.

We tried to keep cool.  We walked back to catch the shuttle and then hopped on another shuttle to take us back to our van.

This makes me happy!

She still gets Ethan to give her piggy back rides.

When we got off the shuttle we decided it was too hot and we needed ice cream.  So we got some and sat next to the monument explaining how Isaac Morton Behunin had named Zion while we ate our ice cream.

Then we took off for home.  We were tired and sweaty so we were happy to get home to shower and relax.  It was a great belated Mother's Day hike in Zion!