Our vacation to St. George in June 2010 started with the kids splashing in the jacuzzi on the deck almost every day. They loved having their own private pool!! It made it easier to swim every day for longer.
They also enjoyed playing in the big pool,and going under the waterfall. And who doesn't love being silly with daddy.
Steve had so much fun in the pool. I had fun watching and taking the pictures to keep the camera dry !!!
We tried something new this trip taking a Historic walking tour of St. George.
It started at the art museum and they had these cool exhibits made from bolts, old scissors, saw blades and lots of different metal objects welded together. They even had a list of things to look for on the exhibits
Seth was pretending to play this guitar. We thought these were so creative.
As part of the tour they had live actors who stepped into characters from the time period of when the city was being settled. They told about what was going on at the time and some things they did. We learned quite a lot of things about the area and had a fun time as well.
This was Ellie with "Jacob Hamblin" he settled a lot of the area of St. George, Ivins, and the surrounding areas. He had a lot of fun and interesting stories to tell.
Seth and I were with Orson Pratt who invented an odometer of sorts to help make it easier to know how much distance the wagon had gone.
Steve posing with "Brigham Young"
This is Brigham Young's Home. It was quite the fun story about all the green paint that was used. It was a fun tour. We learned a few things from his life that we didn't realize before.
We even had our friends the Hansen Family from Fruit Heights that were down there at the same time come and join us. We spent even more time in the pool cause it's always more fun with a friend.
Seth liked being in charge of the ball and trying to get it back when it would slip away.
A trip to St. George wouldn't be complete without a visit to Zions National Park
The kids really liked the tram you have to take to get around. They liked this particular part of the ride when it was empty and they had it all to themselves. Other sections were quite crowded, standing room only.
Along our first hike Ethan noticed this cactus and said look it's a mickey , we thought that was kind of cool.
They were glad to have finally gotten out of the heat and into the shade of the emerald pools, not to mention finding puddles to splash in
They especially liked standing here and getting dripped on by hundred year old water coming from weeping rock. Seth is trying to fill his hat with the dripping water.
One of our favorite parts of this trip was going to Tuacahn. We saw Tarzan this year and loved it !!! They told us at the beginning that they had over 150 different flight cues, which is when someone flies suspended in the air across the stage or above the audience. It was a fantastic production.
Ethan liked walking along the edges of this waterfall running down the stairway. He thought he was pretty cool, but it made us a little nervous
We all enjoyed the show, except Ethan and Seth, it seemed to be a little too late for them. They fell asleep the last half hour, just too much too late.
We went with our friends to a local splash pad and the kids had fun !!!! It was quite hot, but the wind blew a little and they got cold once they were soaked, but they enjoyed it while it lasted.
Ethan loved to sit of the water as it shot out of the ground and he would just giggle and laugh trying to hold all the streams down. He liked it when he could get it to squirt up his pants and they would balloon up.
Seth took a little longer to warm up to the water but he eventually got soaked and had fun running in between the different streams mostly.
Seth followed Ethan a couple of times by standing on the water openings and squealing as it tried to get out. Oh, the simple joys in life...
Ellie and her friend Anna got wet, then decided they didn't like the little breeze that made them a little cooler, so they went into the sun to dry off and warm up.
One day we played at the Fiesta Fun Center and since it was hot the bumper boats were fun with the whole pond to ourselves. They came back definitely soaked. After that they enjoyed some time in the kiddie arcade.
Ellie and Ethan both had fun trying to soak dad and each other
That evening we met Steve's cousin Garron and his wife Lavonne for dinner It was a lot of fun to spend time catching up with them. Our children just love posing for photos....?
Overall it was a great trip and we are grateful to have had the opportunity !!!
