Family Pictures in Zion

This was honestly the best experience we've ever had taking family pictures! I don't say that because any of our other family pictures have gone bad, but these ones were actually FUN! 

We left for Zion at about 4:00, and met Arika at the Visitor's Center at 4:30. I was a little nervous about taking the kids on the shuttle, but it turned out fantastic! They loved it! Sidenote, Blake is OBSESSED with Paragon Falcons (thanks Wild Kratt's) and on the ride up, the announcer mentioned that we may see all sorts of animals, including, you guessed it… a Paragon Falcon! Haha! He was so excited and kept his eyes peeled the entire time! It was about a 40 min shuttle ride up to the trail we were going to walk, and when we got there, the kids were more than ready to stretch their legs! 

We took the double umbrella stroller, which turned out to be a blessing and a burden! It obviously was nice to have Quinn and Beck ride, but there was SO much getting in and out, that it was a little annoying. I would have rather had it than not though! 

The kids had a really fun time! They played in the water and ran up and down the trail, there wasn't a whole ton of posing involved, it was mostly candid shots, which I loved! There was only one point that I got a little worked up, and it was when she was trying to get a shot of all 3 kids, no one was looking, they would smile at different times, Beck kept trying to make a break for it… finally I bagged it, I was more worried about the family shots anyways! We did get a few decent ones, surprisingly! I love all the family shots we got! I only had a week to throw our outfits together, and since I knew we'd be 'hiking', I kept it semi-casual. The kids had all gotten brand new clothes since school just started, and Beau is pretty easy to dress, so I was the only one who needed an outfit. I ended up grabbing a few tops at Kohls in the 20 minutes I had to shop while Quinn was at dance on Tuesday, and one of them worked perfectly! It was the least amount of effort I've ever put into family photos, and I loved it!

(I think the solo pics of Beck might be my favorite out of all of them! he is the CUTEST!)