We decided to go to St. George over the long holiday weekend. We left on Thursday night, crusing into St. George about midnight. Our friend, Reed and his girls (Kiersten and Max were at her brother's graduation) went down earlier on Thursday. It was so nice because he did some grocery shopping and we didn't have to run out early the next morning for anything. Reed actually got up and made us a big old bacon and egg breakfast! Nice!
Then, off to the sand dunes! The kids favorite! Although, now the sand was HOT! We were there in April and it was perfect. What a difference 6 weeks makes. We could only stand to walk a little way, but the kids wanted to be buried still, so the Dad's accomodated!
Then, we packed up the kids and headed for Snow Canyon. First, we hit the Lower Galoot rock which we love to hike all over. The kids were set on catching a lizard while we were there. Reed's daughter, Mikaela, is a lizard expert and even had cages for when they bagged a lizard! The first one they went after was pretty smart and hid in a bush (yes, there are bushes on top of this petrified rock!). Then, as they raced up and down the rock, Sydney spotted one! 
They all came running and Mike ended up catching it for them. They were so excited! They made this lizard a condo with sand, rocks and plants. His name was Snowflake (because he was found in Snow Canyon), but later changed to Snowball. 
This lizard was the greatest find because then we didn't see Sydney or Mikaela for 3 days! They babied that reptile. Brought him potato bugs to eat. Held him. Changed his water every 5 minutes. Fantastic! We did make them let him go before the Laws left. Brandon, I guess, said a few words at the ceremony like, 'He was a good lizard. We will miss him.' Priceless!
They all came running and Mike ended up catching it for them. They were so excited! They made this lizard a condo with sand, rocks and plants. His name was Snowflake (because he was found in Snow Canyon), but later changed to Snowball. This lizard was the greatest find because then we didn't see Sydney or Mikaela for 3 days! They babied that reptile. Brought him potato bugs to eat. Held him. Changed his water every 5 minutes. Fantastic! We did make them let him go before the Laws left. Brandon, I guess, said a few words at the ceremony like, 'He was a good lizard. We will miss him.' Priceless!We then stopped by the campground, found picnic tables and a fire ring. The boys got a fire started and we roasted hot dogs and had s'mores. It was great and everyone had a fun time!
Then, off to the sand dunes! The kids favorite! Although, now the sand was HOT! We were there in April and it was perfect. What a difference 6 weeks makes. We could only stand to walk a little way, but the kids wanted to be buried still, so the Dad's accomodated!Back home for some yummy bbq dinner and day one was in the books!
Saturday, we got up and the kids just played with the lizard! It was a relaxing morning. We did have to work on Amanda's science fair project. 
Here is Mike & Amanda getting grass stains on the fabric samples. Then, we went downtown to the water park and played around until around 3p 
when we met Darin & Elise Jensen & Fam at the movies to see Shrek 3 or 4...what are we on? And then Pizza Factory for dinner! Jensen's were staying at a hotel in St. George, so it was really fun to see them and get together. I just have to say that our waitress got a $37 tip on a $50 bill that night because Mike & Reed were fighting about who was paying. I was going to grab at least a $20 off the table, but Mike said no way! I keep telling myself that she probably needed it more than we do and hopefully the good karma will come back to us!
Here is Mike & Amanda getting grass stains on the fabric samples. Then, we went downtown to the water park and played around until around 3p when we met Darin & Elise Jensen & Fam at the movies to see Shrek 3 or 4...what are we on? And then Pizza Factory for dinner! Jensen's were staying at a hotel in St. George, so it was really fun to see them and get together. I just have to say that our waitress got a $37 tip on a $50 bill that night because Mike & Reed were fighting about who was paying. I was going to grab at least a $20 off the table, but Mike said no way! I keep telling myself that she probably needed it more than we do and hopefully the good karma will come back to us!Sunday, Reed got ready to leave because he had to pick up Keirstin at the airport in SL. We had a great time with them and the kids were sad to see them go! We decided to drive the 2.5 hours to see the Grand Canyon! I will put that trip in another post!
We left Monday afternoon trying to get to my Mom's for a bbq that night at 6pm. We stopped in Cedar City because they now have a DRIVE-THRU cafe rio! Rock on! This is TMI, but Brandon has been needing to pee urgently and frequently, so that made the ride home eventful! We love St. George!!!! It was a GREAT weekend!
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