Memorial Day Weekend

Last Wednesday Bill & I decided that we needed a family get away. We do most of our traveling to visit our family & thought it would be fun to do our own family vacation- we needed some quality, uninterrupted, time together. After all, we are a family of 5 now. Wow!!! We considered a few options & settled for the ever-lovely & oh-so-popular-destination of St. George, UT. We found a SPECTACULAR deal on a room there (thanks Amy), packed up & left on Friday afternoon- we enjoy spontaneity!

SATURDAY:
-Enjoyed a lazy morning, playing games & relaxing
-Spent 4 hours at the Washington Community Center pool; where we ran into my old roomie & friend Brooke, and got to visit with my aunt & cousins!

{This is how Brooklyn spent her time @ the pool- either in her seat or in my arms. I LOVE the picture above- she's so darn cute! I love her tiny features... especially those little hands!}

-Had dinner at Outback. Our first experience juggling 3 children between 2 parents, not bad for a first time.
-Watched "Benji off the Leash" in our PJ's. Don't rush out to rent it, even for $1.

SUNDAY:
-Another morning of sleeping in, we barely made it to 11 o'clock church.
-Spent some time in the visitors center at the temple.

{Notice my hand on Brooklyn's blanket. I quickly pulled it off as the photographer said 3 & then pulled it right back up.}

-Went on a L-O-N-G walk to the tabernacle & Brigham Young's summer home.

{As modern as they may seem, the colors are original.}

-Made BBQ chicken pizza (our own Pizza Factory).
-Watched 4 Scooby Doo episodes in our PJ's.

MONDAY:
-Went hiking at Zions. We did 2 beautiful hikes & ran into some Vegas friends. I forgot how incredibly serene & beautiful Zions is!! I love the red rock contrasted with the blue sky & the occasional patches of green- my idea of heaven... if only there was a large body of water thrown in there....

{Despite the beauty around us, our girls were far more interested in what was on the ground. At least half of our hiking time was spent enjoying the dirt.}

{Hike 1: Destination- Lower Emerald Pools. Doesn't that water resemble an emerald?}

{Hike 2: Destination: Weeping Rock, or Crying Rock as our girls call it.}

It was a wonderful, relaxing, rejuvenating, memory-filled weekend!