St George Trip...

We decided we needed a small vacation. We headed to St George for the weekend.

It was a long drive but the kids did great and they were excited to go. We stopped and had dinner with Steven and Kari on the way down. The first night we stayed with Jean and Shirley Mortensen's house in Parowan. The last time we stayed with them Claire was a newborn. We woke up to snow...we were excited to get to St. George for some 70 degree weather!!!

Our first stop was Red Cliffs. We took the Red Reef trial.  

The kids loved climbing and exploring all the rocks. 

Harrison was a trooper and wanted to walk the whole way. I was surprised. 

 This trail was breathtaking. The pics don't do this area justice. 

The kids loved crossing the water back and forth. 

This wall was fun to climb around the water. I am just really glad no one fell in. 

At this point Harrison and I waited at the bottom. Randy took the kids up the rock. 

  

Randy taught them to find a crack to help them down. Claire called it a rock wedgie. She thought she was pretty funny. 

Claire wanted her picture taken at every rock and crevice. All I heard was "Mom, take a picture of me. " I have a ton of pictures. 

After our hike we checked into the Hotel. This was Claire and Harrison's first time staying in a hotel. They were so excited. 

After checking in we went to the Children's Museum. 

Harrison loved this room. He loved to "fix it"

Brad and Claire spent the most time at this golf ball exhibit. We laughed every time they were so close to finishing the track then a random kid would come by and take a piece apart. It was very entertaining to watch. 

There were a ton of kids there but it entertained the kids for a couple of hours. 

Then it was pool time. 

Ahhh...swimming in March. It was great!!!

After dinner we were craving shakes so we stopped at Iceberg before heading to the Hotel. 

Yummy Yummy Yummy!! 

When we got to the Hotel the kids crashed. It was a long packed day. 

The next morning we got up early to take the "buggies" out for a ride. Jason met us there. Brad rode with him and Randy and I took Claire and H. 

We rode around Quail Creek Resevior. Then we went to Sand Hollow to ride the dunes. 

When we stopped for a break the kids got out and ran down the sand hill. 

Yes...that little speck is them. 

They were covered from head to toe in sand. 

Climbing back up was quite the task. 

Every time I asked H if he was doing okay he gave me the thumbs up. I got a lot of thumbs up on this trip. 

After they climbed back up the hill they wanted to jump into the sand. 

This was quite entertaining. 

Some of the big sand hills made H nervous. We looked back and saw Claire holding his hand telling him it was okay and fun. It did the trick. 

We found the preserved dinosaur tracks. 

The kids thought that was pretty cool. 

After the ride we went back to the Hotel for a quick swim and then showers. The kids shoes were FULL of red sand. We made them take off their shoes and dump them out in the parking lot. 

For dinner we went to Peppers. The food was amazing! This was the best Verde I have ever had. 

After dinner we went to the park to burn off any extra energy the kids had. The sunshine felt so good. 

It worked the kids crashed. They were so tired. 

The next morning we wanted to go on one more hike before heading home. We stopped at pioneer park. 

This was the perfect place to let the kids explore the rocks. 

The found a huge caterpillar nest in a tree. There were caterpillars everywhere. 

Then Brad found a baby rattle snake on the trail. Scared me half to death. He was about to pick it up. 

The kids were so good on the way home. The last hour was pretty painful!!! I was ready to get out of the car. It was such an amazing trip. We are definitely going again.