We took a quick weekend trip to St. George just to get out of town. We had a great weekend. We stayed with our friends Dave and Tia, Jared served his mission with Dave. They have 3 boys and so the kids played so well together. We went to the all abilities park, it's dinosaur themed so Ellie thought it was awesome. We hiked around Snow Canyon State Park, checked out dinosaur tracks out in the desert at Warner Valley, ate frozen yogurt, the kids ran around and jump on the trampoline. It wasn't too hot and the desert was beautiful and so green.
Trips with babies is always hard, Lucy is a temperamental sleeper when not at home. We always opt for fast food because the kids eat nuggets and fries. So although we may not get to check out cute hip restaurants, eat way too much fast food and don't sleep great, its worth it because we are making memories!
We took the long way home and stopped in Bryce Canyon. Jared and I had never been before and we are so glad we made the stop. We stopped in the town of Bryce Canyon for more burgers and fries and then headed into the park. We lucked out and it was a FREE day! Yay for saving $20! We checked out the visitors center, I par-oozed the gift shop, I'm a serious sucker for all the souvenirs. We decided to hop on the shuttle so we wouldn't have to worry about parking and headed for the Sunset trail head. We hiked the Sunset to Sunrise trail and it was fantastic. We loved getting down into the valley, surrounded by the rock formations. It was so beautiful. The girls fell asleep, I carried Ellie on my back, and got an idea of how a llama feels. We didn't get home until 11 o'clock after one last stop at McDonalds.
We try and get out hiking as a family often, but life is busy and lawns have to mowed and sprinklers need to get fixed so sometimes we realize it's been longer than we think since our last adventure. In the moments spent together as a family out in nature we realize that this is what makes us most happy. These are some of my happiest memories. Here's to a summer of happy days!
Here's A video of out trip
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