The rest of the week in our favorite place

After our day on the water we still had four full days left in St. George.  Joey and I had to work a lot but we also tried to make some time for fun.  The kids swam a lot, we visited with Tami, we went shopping, went to Fiesta Fun,and spent some time together.  On Friday we took Nash and Harlee on a hike to Toquerville Falls.  The drive to get there was crazy and we were so grateful for the truck.  We picked up some friends on the way up who's car would not make it.  The crazy drive was so worth it.  The falls were beautiful.  It always amazes me how such a beautiful creation can show up in the middle of no where.  Loved it!  On fourth of July we spent the day by the pool, did some shopping, and then watched the fireworks at night.  We drove over by Tom's Deli and had a perfect view.  It was so crazy when the mountain went up in flames.  Not sure which show to watch!  It was such a wonderful time in St. George.  I know I say this all of the time but I am so grateful for our place in St. George.  It is such a beautiful home where we get to make such wonderful memories together as a family.  So lucky!

Dream Tradition

Joey and I arranged to take some time off today and we went to Sand Hollow to bring back the boat tradition of last year.  We decided to rent the boat for half the day and it was amazing.  The only complaint would be that the boat was a little slow but other than that it was perfect.  We spent the first few hours tubing and having the best time.  There is seriously nothing better than seeing the expressions of pure joy as I watch the kids hold on tight to the tube.  The second half of the day we attempted to knee board.  We had bought a knee board off KSL.  I had no idea how difficult this would be but we all had so much fun trying.  I am so grateful for this family time.  It is seriously a dream to be on the water surrounded by my favorite people.  We decided that since the boat was not as fast as the last time, we are going to rent a boat again in August.  I can't wait!  Maybe we could think about buying a boat?

Scary night/ Scary morning

This morning I woke up to so many missed texts and calls.  The first one I read was from Hailee and she said "Are you ok? Let me know if you need a place to stay.".  I was so confused.  I tried to call Joey but he did not answer.  So I called my neighbor Cami who had called after midnight.  She let me know that there was a fire on Traverse Mountain.  I was so worried.  Turns out Joey and Luke were evacuated and he never called or texted me.  Seriously?  Joey knew that there was nothing I could do from St. George so why get me all worried.  Some teenagers were setting off fireworks which was the cause of this fire.  The fire was right behind the Canyon Hills neighborhood.  The firefighters did an amazing job and they were able to save all the homes.  I love have the mountain as our backyard but in times like this I am a little scared about that.  I am just so thankful that this fire turned out the way that it did.  Such a blessing!

Going down to our favorite place

On Friday morning we left at 5:30 am to get down to St George.  I decided to go with the four littles.  Luke had to work on Saturday so Joey and Luke will be coming on Sunday.  We got to St. George around 9:30 am and by 10 am the kids were in the pool and I was working.  It was so nice for them to have something to do while I worked.  For dinner that night we grabbed food to go and just enjoyed a night together.  We woke up early on Saturday and went to some garage sales.  Tag was so excited because he found a sick Vans wallet!  After a few sales we took advantage of the cool morning and went to a fun park.  After a few minutes there we had the place to ourselves.  We then went home and literally spent the rest of the morning and afternoon in the pool.  It was so much fun.  We relaxed on our new floaties and listened to music on our speaker.  It was so much fun to swim and play with the kids.  We all went to bed pretty early, tired from the sun.  We are so excited for Joey and Luke to get here tomorrow.

Nash's Turn

Today was Nash's turn for his lunch date!  We dropped Tag off at therapy and went to do some school shopping.  We started at TJ Max but did not have very much luck.  He was able to find one pair of shorts.  Then we went across the street to Ross and hit the mother load.  We were able to get all of his school shopping done including his shoes!  Good day!  After our shopping we went to Nash's choice of In and Out for lunch.  It was so nice to have some time to chat with him and catch up on his life.  I love this one on one time with each of my kiddos.  I am a blessed mom!  Next up.... Gray!

Harlee's New Bed

For the last few months Harlee has been talking about how she wants a platform bed.  She spends so much time on Pinterest getting ideas.  Joey found one on Overstock and it arrived today.  It looks so good.  I love her style!  We just need to get rid of the pink ceiling and then her room will be perfect in her eyes.