So.....life is always an adventure being married to Justin! I am not spontaneous at all (See my Disneyland post), but he is good at being spontaneous. Since he had Monday off and the kids had Monday off we decided to head south. I knew St. George wouldn't be hot, but we were hoping for a little warmer, and maybe some sunshine. We got our wish! It wasn't hot, but it was warmer. If the sun was shining and the wind didn't blow then you felt fine in long sleeves. Saturday we drove all day and we couldn't check into our hotel yet so we drove to the temple. It is beautiful! There was a couple taking their wedding pics and it was very cute. There were so many people just walking around and sitting on the grass, yes, grass, and relaxing. It was great.
Sunday morning we headed out to Zions. I've never been there, and Justin hasn't been there in many years, so we thought we'd check it out. It is gorgeous!!! The views are incredible! It was the perfect day. We hiked on a trail called the Emerald Pools and it was long (3.7 miles). The kids did great, though. Even Alyssa hiked the whole thing. It wasn't really easy, either. It was kind of tough, but it was incredible to see the views.
This pic was at the very top. It was freezing, but beautiful. Little Kate was just shivering.
At the bottom we ate lunch and saw two deer (in the background).
Then we went on another, shorter and easier, hike. It was nice and easy but everyone was pretty tired by then. We saw a couple more deer. It was also getting chilly because the sun had gone behind the mountain. So we really didn't get away from the cold, but it was very nice to get out.
Monday we went to Snow Canyon, but it was raining and very cold. We only stayed for a couple of minutes and then turned around and drove home. The kids had fun exploring the sand dunes for the couple of minutes we were there. Kate had a great time in the sand, getting all dirty for the ride home.
So we didn't stay very long but it was really good to get out and now.....can you say SPRING FEVER?????
5 comments:
What a cute family Monica! You guys always have the best times together! Glad you were safe and enjoyed.
Love all the cute pictures Monica!! It looks like you guys had a fabulous time :) Poor baby Kate shivering...
What a fun trip. We need to go there with the kids sometime.
Looks like a great time... but you have definitely been to Zions before! You were with us when we did the snow canyon zions trip with the thompsons weren't you???
You've inspired me to go hiking this weekend.
How fun! I'm glad you had a great time! Love your cute cute family!
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