Russ Is The Favorite

So the verdict is in. Russ is the favorite uncle. This is how the stories goes. (Ash, feel free to correct me if I get this wrong.)

Sky: Mom, who are you texting?
Ashley: Nicole
Sky: I don't like Nicole
Ashley: You don't like Nicole?
Sky: No. I like Russ.

Later that day Ashley was driving to my work to pick something up and was talking to me on the phone

Sky: Who are you talking to?
Ashley: Nicole
Sky: I like Nicole.
Ashley: I thought you didn't like Nicole
Sky: Russ is at school today.

Good to know he would choose me second. :)


So, we went on our annual Richins' Labor Day hike. I think this might be the last year Dallin will be small enough to carry in. Russ was tough and carried him the whole way. Dallin did really well too. Every time we stopped to take a break, Dallin would say "I did it!" Russ then responded with, " Good Job! Let me know when you are tired and we can switch places."


Most of the way up Dallin slept. It looked so uncomfortable. His little head would just flop all around. We all made it to the top, but there were times when Rebecca and I would wonder why we agree to do this every year.
This is the first year that we got a picture at the top with everyone in the picture. I figured out how to us the timer on my camera.


And Dallin was happy the whole way down too. It was a little chilly that day, and got chillier on the way down so Jared let Dallin wrap up in this hoodie. He was our little Jedi.

Here id a quick pitcure form the top. It was very hazy that day, so it isn't very good quality. One a good day we could see the windmills in Wyoming with the field glassed.