Red Rock Canyon

Today we had a wonderful time at Red Rock Canyon with our friends Tara Reynolds and the Vincent's. The kids had the opportunity to become "Jr. Rangers". They were required to fill out these little work books as they were going through the exhibits in the visitor's center and going around the trails outside. All of them worked really hard together to find the answers they needed. After they finished the required pages, we took them in to the visitor's center and gave them to the "ranger" at the front desk. He went over the answers in their books to make sure they were correct and then filled out Jr. Ranger certificates of completion for all of them. Then, this was the part that cracked me up... he took them over to this corner of the main lobby area and had a "swearing in ceremony" for them. lol He had them raise their right hands and repeat after him a promise to keep Red Rock Canyon clean and safe for everyone, etc. etc... He then pinned their little Jr. Ranger badges on them while everyone in the visitor's center was clapping for them. It really was cute how he made them feel so important. Dillon told me that we need to go back tomorrow so he can get to work on his new job as a Jr. Ranger.



All in all it was just a great day. We had a really yummy picnic lunch and just had fun enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery. Tara and I had a good time taking tons of pictures. She has an awesome camera that makes taking pictures even more fun. Since most of you know how much I love taking pictures... you can imagine how this could be dangerous. I wanted to take her camera and run..... (just kidding.) It was a lot of fun though..... Thanks for sharing Tara. And thanks to Tara, Sabrina, Luke, Isabel, and Sylvia for coming with us and making our day so great.