California & Havisupai

So in March we went to Temecula for my mom's 50th birthday. My dad flew us in and we woke her up in the middle of the night and surprised her, little did she know more surprises were to come. On Friday me, my mom and lex went to HomeGoods (my favorite) the mall, saw The Bounty Hunter (which was really funny, but I was bugged about the strip club part, totally unnecessary) anyways, we told her we had a dinner reservation at Bailey's and she really wanted to go home and change before so we were like, okay I guess, but lets get a pedicure first! We ended up cutting it pretty close so we ran home and my mom goes marching into the house and SURPRISE! She was totally shocked and didn't really say anything to the 40+ people in her kitchen. It was so fun! Then the Next day we went to coronado beach and just hung out and had fun with the whole family!

HAVISU
This past weekend we went to Havisupai with Derek and Krystal, Derek is a good fried of Peter's from the mission. So last month I was working out so I wouldn't be sore and thinking I was being all prepared for this hike, but I didn't do any walking, running or biking, little did I know this would be my demise...

We woke up early friday morning and started our decent, it is about 2 miles of switchbacks and then it it relatively flat until the last 2 miles. Everything was nice, it was a little chilly in the shade but we were having fun, but I started feeling sick, I had felt this encroaching cold coming the past day and a half and just took emergen-C and hoped for the best. Then at around 7 miles my hips started aching, with every step it was hard to lift my legs, later I would find this to be my hip-flexor. We got to the village which was a sorry little village, mules, donkeys and horses looked to be on the brink of starvation and had matted hair, the homes were tiny and broken down, it made me so thankful to live in a nice area! We stayed there for an hour and ate lunch and then continued to the campsite which is 2 miles away. After resting, starting up again was a bad idea! It was so painfully hard for me to walk! I looked like an old woman with osteoporosis! Let me tell you what a wake up call this was! MOM I WILL NOW TAKE CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS! Peter would carry me on his back as far as he could then I would shuffle along, and then get carried. We finally made it to camp around 1 and set up and took a "nap" I woke up feeling aweful around six, ate dinner that my sweet hubs made me and went back to bed till 9:30 in the morning. I was SOOO bummed to be sick! I wanted to hike down to Mooney falls and have fun with everyone else, I was feeling so left out so I asked Peter for a blessing and BAM! I felt way better and hiked down to mooney falls. This is a treacherous hike, one little slip and you are DEAD, it is like straight up and down, and you have to climb down a rickety ladder SCARY. So we made it, had fun in the water, went back up to Havisu falls and laid out and then played games and had a blast!

The next day was the hike out and there was no way I would have made it. If I was forced to hike out I think I would have stolen a horse or something. Luckily there is a helicopter so me and Krystal flew out while the Boys hiked out in a speedy time of 2.20 hours. I am so glad I went because it was so much fun. If anyone is considering going, next time I would go in June b/c its warmer and I would bring an air mattress.




I am about to body slam Peter into the sand...


After our 10 mile hike at havisu falls.


Us and Derek and Krystal


The Boys


Mooney Falls


Hike of Death


Look how blue the water is!