I was impressed with how well the missionaries have cared for that spot of land, as well as their visitors. They were welcoming us before we even got out of our car. It was fun, and well worth the stop. We have discovered that Ellie is terrified of heights. We climbed up some wood stairs to get to the lookout and she freaked out, screaming all the while Nick was trying to get her down.We discovered a delicious hamburger spot in Beaver (Mel's) and then drove into St. George and settled into our hotel room. Then, we hit the pool.
Both girls had a great time jumping in to Dad.
Maren was funny. She'd stand and put her arms up like this, count to three, and then sit back down on her bum and scoot in to where Dad was waiting for her. She's at least got part of it figured out.
Friday morning we headed out to find some dinosaur tracks. This turned in to quite the adventure as this happened:
That is our car, very stuck in the sand. You may call us idiots trying to get our car through that, and I'd have to say that you are right. Yep, we were idiots even trying to get our 2WD minivan through that thick sand. However, you ask Ellie what her favorite part of the trip was and she'll tell you that it was getting stuck. She even asked Nick if we could do it again. How convenient that we happened to stop in a big 'ol sandbox! We took advantage of the moment and got covered in red sand. Oh, and through this little experience our car was finally given a name: Sandy.
We did get our car out, in case you were getting worried. A friend in our ward had recently moved to St. George, so we called him. He has a big truck, chain, and tow rope and pulled us right out with little effort. Oh, and we never made it to the dinosaur tracks, and I'm afraid we never will as we will never be trying that again. That's a lot of 'never's. We came back to the world of paved roads and had a picnic lunch in downtown. Then the girls had a grand time splashing in the water while Everett chilled with Dad.
Maren LOVED this place and was really mad when we had to pull her away. We stopped at the outlets and then had dinner at the Pizza Factory. At the end of the day, our girls looked like this:
Both girls had lost the rubberbands in their hair, which was also quite greasy from the sunblock. Both had sand in various hiding places, and were dirty from spilled drinks and smeared treats. Ellie had dumped her root beer at dinner down the front of her. What messy kids. All of which, I think, was a sign of a really good day.
Saturday morning we got a lazy start and eventually headed for home. We stopped at Kolob Canyon.
We just weren't ready for vacation to be over. We made a stop at the Red Barn for ice cream.
Maren LOVED this place and was really mad when we had to pull her away. We stopped at the outlets and then had dinner at the Pizza Factory. At the end of the day, our girls looked like this:
Both girls had lost the rubberbands in their hair, which was also quite greasy from the sunblock. Both had sand in various hiding places, and were dirty from spilled drinks and smeared treats. Ellie had dumped her root beer at dinner down the front of her. What messy kids. All of which, I think, was a sign of a really good day.Saturday morning we got a lazy start and eventually headed for home. We stopped at Kolob Canyon.
We just weren't ready for vacation to be over. We made a stop at the Red Barn for ice cream.
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Fun Times!!!
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