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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

st. george - day 3

on day 3 we broke tradition.. usually on sunday we'll go to church at eleven and then head up for drive through zion national park and to have lunch at the lodge. this year we decided we were in the mood for a change of scenery. we still went to church at eleven but then we hit the road heading south!

we made a quick stop in mesquite so the kids could check

out the water fountain & falls at the casablanca casino.

then we went on to overton where my grandparents used to have a little trailer house they'd live in during the winter. i remember making trips down to visit them there but hadn't been there in probably 25 years. it was fun to drive back through the little town and see the trailer house again.

after that we headed even farther south to las vegas. we went to see the temple there, ate dinner and then drove down the strip. {talk about two total different ends of the spectrum as far as the feelings you get when you're in a certain place vs. another} we've never wanted to go to vegas with the kids because of all the crap there is to see whether you like it or not... but they're a little older now and we thought that if we stayed in the car and just drove down the strip they might like seeing the lights and hopefully we wouldn't see anything "too bad." oh my goodness! now i wish we hadn't have gone down the strip at all. let me just say we saw a whole lot more than just lights. that's why we've never taken our kids there til now and why we won't be going back either. it's THAT BAD... i hate it!

the temple, the landscaping around it and the feeling you have when you're there is beautiful!!! so glad we got to see it, that's the only thing that made going to vegas worth it! :)

-SIN CITY-

too bad it's such a gross place...

it makes me sick.

st. george - day 2

saturday the weather was really nice again. marcus, sydnee and tanner got up super early and headed to the continental breakfast. they have a waffle maker with yummy strawberry topping and whip cream! the kids swam for the whole first part of the day until it was time to head up to snow canyon for a cookout at my parents campsite and playin' at the sand dunes.

after our lunch, a little hike and chasing rabbits.. we headed for the dunes and then back to the hotel to swim for the rest of the night. for dinner.. we had our usual pizza/movie night in the hotel room with grandma & grandpa! on the way to pick up the pizza i swung by the temple to take a few pics. the temples always look so pretty at night.

Friday, February 24, 2012

instafriday #5

-this week-

day 16:

something new

day 17:

time.

headin' south!!!

ROAD TRIP!

driving....

when i see this red & white striped

lighthouse, i know we're getting close!

finally swimmin' at the pool!

her favorite thing to do!

holdin' hands with grandma.

day 18:
drink.

st. george temple @ night.

love these two...

pretty girl.

marcus is so good with kynlee,

and i'm so thankful... he played

in the pool with her for about

45 minutes straight!

enjoying the sunshine.

the stratosphere

more scenes of vegas from the car.

drivin' down the strip,
that's about all i can handle in vegas!

we've never taken the kids to vegas for good reasons, but we were so close and we thought they might like to see the lights at night. now they know why we've never taken them and why we don't plan on going back!! ..and we didn't even step foot out of the car! it was THAT BAD!!! sydnee hated it regardless of all the lights! thank goodness!!!