Birthday Barbecue

Abby’s Steve and I share the same birthday date. I’ve discovered, and it seems to work well for Steve, that I love to head up one of the canyons for a birthday picnic for the evening, sometime near our shared Happy Birth-date. This year we had to wait for him to return from Washington D.C. It worked out to be a lovely Monday night/FHE.

Sarah came, brought her rock climbing gear. Jeremy and Bekah came up, Jacob had to work late that night, but Cori and the kids came. Hannah is down at Jacob Lake Inn. Caleb and Dinah, Frank and I all went. It was a practically perfect evening.

Abby getting Dinah set to climb.

Benjamin set to belay!

Grandpa, Abby and Gracie

Gracie is NOT impressed with her hat!

Abby is due a month from the date of this picnic!

Sarah getting set

Benjamin’s favorite buddy—Caleb.

 

 

 

 

Please don’t get his feet wet!

 

Abby would have loved to climb. Not this year!

 

 

 

 

Steven, the belay for Sarah

Up she goes.

Somebody has to be the audience

Cori with the camera

Steve on belay

 

Look up there!

Dinah is better at going up than coming down!

Here comes Sarah to help!

 

Dinah just went all the way up and came down around the side! She’s only 11, after all.

Steve’s turn

It’s probably a good thing that I didn’t know that Caleb was climbing around without ropes!

Go, Steve!

Next! Caleb, with Sarah on belay.

Everyone safely up.

 

….Meanwhile—back at the picnic site….

Grandpa and Benjamin!