St. George is awesome. Enough Said. We had a lot of fun there with my parents over the holiday. We also celebrated my Dad's birthday while we were there. The girls went to the Dollar Store and got to pick out things that reminded them of Grandpa. They picked a backscratcher, Cheetos, a puzzle, a mind game, binoculars and Hot Tamales. They were so excited to give him his presents while we ate dinner at Pizza Factory.
We also enjoyed some leisurely pool time. The girls' favorite thing to do is ride the plasma cars around the pool. Their toes were all cut and bloody by the end of each day, but they didn't care...they rode on!
The girls LOVE when I sew them things. I actually like doing it for them because they really do appreciate it and think it's special. As a mom, those are the moments that mean the most. Anyway, they've been asking me to make them a dress, so I took the easy, fast route and made them some patriotic skirts while we were there. They love them....so now we're all happy :)
We went to the Visitor's Center on Sunday afternoon and went on the little tour. The missionary told the girls' to touch the Statue of Christ and I thought this was a sweet little picture. Then we took some others just for fun.
The girls painted bird houses one night.
We roasted Marshmallows!
And played in the playroom.
And threw rocks....because Daddy is getting nice and good at throwing heavy things as a competitor in this weekends Highland Games! (Don't worry, there will be a post on that).
And on our way out, we stopped at Sandhallow for a little boating adventure.
Although we weren't in town to visit the graves of our loved oned that have passed away, we definitely think about our Grandparents, and Bryce and Robert all the time. Oh man....even typing their names makes me emotional. We miss these guys....we miss them so much. They were exceptional, extraordinary, full of life and full of love and they'll NEVER EVER be forgotten.
For the record, Nic just told me, "Please don't make me sound better than I really am." I told him I would just report the facts :)
This was QUITE the event! I never thought I'd see my husband in a skirt/kilt, but I'm SO glad I did :) One of his buddies at the gym told him about the Highland Games a couple months ago and Nic thought it sounded pretty cool. He got in touch with the Highland Games God, or so it seemed when Nic got to his house and he had an entire
course in his backyard. This man has made quite the name for himself in the Highland Games World. This was the ONE day Nic prepared for the games, but I'm pretty sure he impressed this guy when he threw the weight RIGHT through the side of this guy's barn. Nic was embarrased, but the guy just laughed. He did NOT think Nic could throw the weight that far! Anyway, Nic did GREAT at the games and earned 2nd place in his class! He has a sweet sword to prove it :) He got first in "Weight over Bar" (see video). He beat 9 other guys who have all been doing this for a few years. My favorite event was the Sheaf Toss (see video). Overall, it was a fun, long, windy day. The kids and I had fun cheering on Nic. Tammy & Britten came too. Nic is already getting pumped about the next Highland Games event coming up in a few weeks. Who knew he would turn Scotish on me!? (youtube video "Nic WINS weight over bar at Highland Games", "Nic does the Sheaf Toss")
