Kuwait

Last week, our niece as deployed to Kuwait with the Air Force.

 She is stationed at Ali Al Salam Air Force Base, working as a nurse technician for six months.

 

We met at the airport and said our goodbyes. It was really sad, but at the same time- we are grateful she is only going to Kuwait and not Afghanistan.

 

Ali Al Salam is located 23 miles from the Iraqi boarder- not TOO close, but closer than I'd like!

Average temperature in the summer is between 108 and 114 degrees. She was told they mostly treat patient for dehydration, so she should be nice and safe.

We are so proud of Amanda and cannot wait to have her safely home again!

Hiking We Will Go

It is actually starting to feel like spring and we couldn't be more excited! 

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, we went hiking with Jessie and Matt. 

We ended up hiking Mill D North Fork Trail up Big Cottonwood Canyon. 

  

It started out sunny and dry- but the more and more we hiked,
 the more and snow there was.

Eventually there was no longer a dirt trail, but tons and tons of snow. 

We hiked for a good mile then stopped to have lunch. 

After lunch we decided we had had enough of the snow and headed back down.

Despite our cold feet and a few stumbles on the muddy ice, we had a great time!

We are looking forward to many more hikes this year!