Up in northern Utah for the wedding, we stayed with some of our good friends from our singles days, Mike and Shelby, and their two kids, pictured with us here. We miss those guys!
In August we headed back to Utah for Lara's wedding. Here is a picture of Lara and her new husband, Lyon. Pretty picture, isn't it? Uncle Kevin caught this nice shot.
On the way home from Utah we spent a few days at Zion National Park. Here is a picture of us on the Emerald Pools Trail in Zion. This was a nice hike, but the real highlight of the trip to Zion was when we "hiked the Narrows," or hiked up the Virgin River as it carves through Zion Canyon (pictured below)..jpg)
This was a spectacular hike with absolutely breathtaking vistas around every bend, and the accompanying picture doesn't really even do it justice. Kevin says we should do this hike again in the near future -- only this time the entire 16 miles from top to bottom -- and risk taking a digital camera rather than a disposable to capture better pictures. (I say risk because if you trip and fall down in the river -- which sometimes gets 4 feet deep or more in places -- your camera is obviously going to take a bath!) I'm not sure if I'm up for the marathon trek, but we'll see! Did I mention the flash flood warnings!
2008 was also the year of Blake, to which I already dedicated a post. We miss you, Blake.
At the end of 2008 we were both in our church's production of "Savior of the World," a musical about the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the eternal significance that has for each one of us. This was a huge part of our year and will be an experience we will cherish for the rest of our lives. These pictures capture both of us in our costumes -- Kevin arrayed in robes and yarmulke (you can sort of see it on the back of his head) and Cindy in the garb of a townsperson.