This year, mom vetoed the annual camping trip much to my dad's demise....but I tell you what; we.had.a.BLAST!!!
We caravan'ed down to St. George and had so much fun, I took a few pictures of only two of the MANY things we did!!! (Super sad I didn't take my camera to the Theater Friday night, or pictures of the gorgeous golf course, the historical sites, and of our entire family!! Not sure why I have ZERO pictures of Keith & Tricia, Reed & Emily, and Stephanie!!! SO SORRY!)
Instead of reserving hotel rooms, we opted to rent a condo. I loved having us all together, being able to cook our meals together, watch movies/play games, and just sit and visit! I have to say that this tiny detail TOTALLY made the vacation such an enjoyable time. It probably helped that Ryan and I and our kids also had a bathroom bigger than our living room at home. LOL!
{Friday}
The Tuacahn Theater was simply breath-taking. With the red-rock backdrop, on-stage animals, entertaining cast and great music, the boys were loving life!!! Aladdin was a pretty cool experience, and I'd recommend it to anyone needing a get-away. The kids loved it. The adults loved it. Definitely the highlight of the trip!
{Saturday}
We talked my mom into not planning ANYTHING this day. Great idea!!! We played in the pool and caught some great sun rays...the men-folk went golfing...and we played in the pool some more...and then Ryan and I decided to take our boys on a little hike. While it was nice to be just the five of us, I wish we would have thought to invite the whole family, because it was a neat experience to show our kids what Heavenly Father created for us to enjoy, and how powerful the elements can be. The boys loved it! While we were hiking, the girls met up with the Condie family, who we grew up with in Springville (and are cousins on my mom's side; I always thought they were cousins on my dad's side!)....went boating, and caught even MORE rays! Let's just say that our sister missionary isn't quite as white anymore. LOL!
{Sunday}
After attending church meetings with the Condie family, we headed "home" for a delicious dinner, and naps. In order to make the most of our time there, we then headed back into town to see the historical sites. It was fun to have our memories jogged of the sites we love and cherish. We truly have a rich heritage!
{Monday}
Even though we had a great time with my family and our kids, the supposed-to-be-8-hour drive home was agonizingly l-oooooooo-n-g. We were lucky to have Stephanie ride home with us to Provo, and pretty much let her be 'Auntie' and take care of the kids that first 4 hours...because we knew we'd have them the remainder of the drive home, which ended up taking 6 hours, by the time we stopped for potty breaks and to run around at a rest stop. Oy.
{Picture Overload}
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| pool-side mini golf |
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| Kortlen loved the water guns, but not the water! |
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| Deseret had a fun time with our boys, diving and swimming. |
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| Oh, look! Hi mom!!!!!! |
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| This was a pretty fun feature....the boys loved it! So did the adults. ♥♥♥ |
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| SISTERS!!! |
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| Even Ryan and I got in on the belly-flopping fun! |
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| Our dad got FRIED during the 15 seconds he was in the sun in the pool.... I'm thinking he's going to keep that long -sleeve shirt and straw hat on next time. LOL! |
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| Clay....Why aren't you IN THE POOL?!?!? |
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| SO nice not having all my kids hanging off of me... they can SWIM! |
Our hike at {Red Canyon} or something like that. I'll let these pictures speak for themselves.
3 comments:
Looks like SO MUCH FUN! ILve never thought of going to St George on vacation but after seeing your pictures and telling about the theater, we might have to head that way some time :)
I want to go!!! One of my sister's is moving there next year {most likely} and hopefully I'll make it out there eventually! Such a beautiful place!
And it looks like you had a blast! Your family is so fun! ♥
What a fun vacation! Totally sympathize with the long drive!! Totally been there!!
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