Memorial day weekend!

Well after two months of life with a new baby, we were all ready to get away and go on a vacation. Darin hadn't had a day off of work (well at least one they gave him) since New Year's, so when memorial day rolls around we are eager to take advantage. We decided to head down to St. George for the weekend and stay in my parents condo. We lived there for a couple of months when Darin did an internship down there, but that was over two years ago and we hadn't been back since. We just love it down there, and sometimes when I think of the weather there compared to here, I wish Darin would have taken a job there. Going to the park all winter long sounds really nice to a mom with two rambunctious boys! However, I love being close to family and Darin really likes his job, probably more so than the one he wanted down there, so we just will have to go on vacation more often!!!

Myah was such a trooper! For her first long travel day she did great! We left Fri. afternoon after Camden's preschool graduation (a post for that will come later. My camera died after two pictures so I had to borrow my mom's camera and I haven't got the pictures from her yet.) We left later than we wanted to and got stuck in traffic. Boy am I glad Darin doesn't have to commute from SLC to Provo for work. Around Lehi traffic was a stand still. That was Myah's only fussy time. She really wanted to eat! Car seats and seat belt laws don't help a baby who is nursing! Thank heavens for pumps! The hour drive from Lehi to Spanish Fork would have been killer if I wasn't able to feed her somehow!! We stopped in Spanish Fork and played with Allison, Dallin and Saylor. Dan (Darin's bro.) was watching Dave (Darin's other bro.) and Rachelle's kids while they were on an excursion to Lake Powell! (I'm jealous!) Anyway Dallin has an Escalade power wheel and the boys had a blast driving up and down the street. It was a good break for a little while. After we ate dinner and got the kids ready for bed we were off on the rest of our journey. It was already 9:30 so we new we wouldn't pull in until late. Darin was really tired so I drove until Cedar City. It was about 11:45 by then and my eyes were wiggin out on me. I hate that feeling!!! As soon as Darin took over I was zonked out until we pulled into the condo at 1:00 a.m. The kids did well and slept good. Darin and I were much more tired then they were the next day!!!
Memorial day weekend wasn't the greatest weather, but at least it was nicer than at home. It was a little cloudy and overcast but made for great kite flying weather. My parents condo is on a golf course so there is a lot of room to fly a kite. The kids were loving it.....but I think their dad was loving it even more!!!!


There is also a pond with some ducks. We hadn't gone shopping yet, so we didn't have any bread, but we did find some cereal to feed them. Carter was having fun throwing the cereal to the ducks, but in the end he just wanted the cereal for himself and safe guarded that little bag for the rest of the night!

Sunday was a perfect park day. After we went to church (ok, only sacrament meeting but isn't that part of a vacation! Who wants to fight their kids going to nursery and primary when it isn't even their ward!) and ate lunch, we spent the rest of the afternoon at the park. We played on the swings and playground, had a mean game of soccer and Darin tried to teach the kids how to play baseball and run the bases the right way on the baseball diamond. It was a lot of fun and perfect weather! The boys were in little boy heaven!



I din't take a lot of pictures of Myah on this trip because this is what she did most of the time....Sleep! Isn't that the joy of a newborn! They are still so portable and pretty much just sleep wherever you put them. I think life with three kids will be much more challenging when she is walking and talking and getting into trouble! Even though the weather wasn't nice enough to take the kids swimming at the outdoor pool by the condo, St. George has a fabulous indoor aquatic center! I don't know why they didn't think to do that where we live instead of only having an outdoor one that can only be used 3 months out of the year! It was great. It had a large Olympic pool and a great little kid pool with sprinklers and fountains. They also had a large water slide that the boys...and us had a lot of fun on! Carter loves the water and was in heaven from the get go. Camden is the opposite. He has been terrified of the water since he was about 2. He sat by me on the side for a long time and watched his dad and brother play and have fun. Finally he decided that he was missing out on too much fun and got in. Once he warmed up he had a blast. He even went on the water slide and put his head under water!!! That was huge for him. I was very proud! He starts swimming lessons next week so I am glad he had a chance to have fun in the water first. He didn't pass level 1 last year because he wouldn't put his head in the water (kind of defeating the point of swimming lessons!) so hopefully this will help him pass this year. I don't really want to have to put my 8 year old in level 1 with all of the 3-5 year olds someday!!!!!!
I love Camden's face here. This is right before they fall in the water and his face says it all!
I don't love this picture of me, but this is right after we got done on the water slide as well and Carter just had that giddy grin every time! He LOVED it! Luckily we didn't have to go home on Memorial day and were able to stay until Tues. The weather was wonderful that day and we were able to go swimming at the condo. It was a lot of fun! They serve lunch there and anyone who knows my dad or my family in general knows that we LOVE there hot dogs. Now I am not a big hot dog eater, but let me just say they are definitely the best dogs around!!! We all got one and some greasy fries and enjoyed our last day of vacation. The boys found these goggles and thought they were pretty cool!


My friend Jen lives down there and we invited her to come swimming with her two kids. It was great chatting with her...Like I said it had been over two years since we had been there so it had been a long time since I was able to see her. I had never meet her little boy Colton and he was a doll along with Hailey....I couldn't believe how grown up she was! We had a little scare with Colton. We looked away for a minute while he was playing in the Kiddie Pool (only 1 ft. deep) and when we looked back he was floating face down. We panicked! Jen grabbed him and hit his back. He threw up a TON of water and started to cry. WHEW....what a relief. It was very scary though and taught me to be much more cautious with my kids around water. You never now how fast something like that can happen! We are so glad that you are OK Colton!!!!! Overall we had a great trip and it was so fun to get away and spend some time with our own little family. Darin and I realized we hadn't done that since Camden was brand new! We have been on lots of vacations but always with other people. I think we will make an effort to go on trips with just our own little family more often. It is such a great way to spend quality time together, that you just can't do at home! We had a great time! I just wish we could have stayed longer and had more time to see all of you who live down there that we didn't get a chance to visit with.....maybe next time!!!!!