Memorial Day at Seven Falls

We love go get out and explore new places, and there are so many places to explore in Colorado!  So for Memorial Day we invited some friends to come with us to Seven Falls!  Perfect temperature and great company made for a great day! 
We get the flag placed in our yard by the Boy Scouts in our Ward and so Lily wanted to go check it out, so I decided that I would take some cute flag picture of the kids!

 Seven Falls is so beautiful!  The name comes from the fact that there are 7 water falls along the way.  You have to hike a long way up to get to the very top water fall.  After about 20 steps, Lily asked if I would carry her.  I told her she had to do it all by herself.  She said okay and away she went.  She did such a great job and never asked for a carry after the first 20 steps!  She was so proud of how STRONG and BRAVE she was for making it all the way up and back down! 

 Our friends, Jorge and Aleida and beautiful Valeria with TJ and Logan half way up!

 This is to record how many stairs Lily did all by herself!  Up and back totaling 448!  I needed more breaks than she did!

 This is what Logan did all the way up!

 Lily and Valeria had a great time together!

 Look at her go!  This is after we made it up all the 224 stairs!  There were about 15 more steps that lead to a mile hike that we did as well!  I just have to add that she did not take a nap on the way home!  I was sure she would fall asleep immediately, but no! she talked all the way home and stayed awake until after our bbq!  If only I had half her energy!  She did fall asleep the minute her head hit the pillow!

 Lily LOVES to pick Dandelions!  She loves to share them with people she loves!  She always asks me if I will hold them at her wedding!  We will see if that lasts!  She always gives them with the biggest grin too!

 Our little family at one of the falls

 After the climb, we watched the Native American Dancing!  It was really cool to see!  All the dancer were amazing!  They told the stories about the Native Americans as they danced each different type of dance, making sure to include the special Solider dance to honor those who serve this great country!

 Lily using her binoculars to see better! 

 She also got to dance the friendship dance with the dancers and her dad!  She was so excited to be able to go and dance!

I feel so bad that Valeria got cut out of the picture especially because it is the only one with everyone in it.  I guess that is what you get for letting an Asian man who speaks no English take your picture!