I have not spent any time in St. George. In fact, my only memory of being there was driving through on a Greyhound bus (6 months pregnant with my firstborn) on the way from Phoenix to Salt Lake for Elaine & Richard's wedding. It was cold and snowing and miserable. I do remember how beautiful the temple looked, and all the impressive red rock. That's all I knew about St. George - temple, red rocks, and pioneer stories.
Kris and I left home later than I had hoped - about 11 am, but enjoyed the drive. The desert sunset inspired us as we drove from Phoenix to Wickenburg, the massive new bridge over Hoover Dam awed us in the midnight mists, the bright lights of Las Vegas recharged us, and we were so very happy to arrive at mom and dad's place at 2:30 in the morning!
!!!!BONUS!!!! Tanja and Brad were there too, enjoying the last few days of their spring break! You can check a previous post to find out about our FABULOUS hike.
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The first day Brad stayed at the house with Dad and Kris while Tanja, Mom and I went to the temple. Thank YOU, Brad!! It was a lovely day.
Melle Belle joined us that night, and we ate at a Mediterranean restaurant.
The food was excellent.
Can you tell we like food? A lot?
Hanging out with two of my amazing nieces, Melanee and Bailey, was a treat. Guess which one is a guide at Zion's National Park and which one is working on her Master's Degree...
Bailey (guide at Zion's), Dad, Melanee (working on a Master's Degree)
They were taking goofy pictures together on Photoshop, it was pretty hysterical.
A big highlight for us was being able to spend a little time with Sister Cheryl Jensen, yet another adoreable niece, who is serving at the St. George Temple Visitor's Center. She is precious!
We even were able to treat her and her companion to Nelson's Frozen Custard - yummy.
We enjoyed driving all over the place with Mom and Dad. It's such a beautiful and amazing part of the state, I definately want to go back and explore.
We also swam and soaked in the hot tub, attended church where the sacrament was administered and passed by only High Priests :), took a driving tour of the city, and visited the cemetery so Kris could look for family names.
It was fun to spend a little bit of time with Aunt Judy and Uncle Omar. Their dog Harry and cat HeeShee were very entertaining!
Kris cheering for the Utah Jazz with 2 of their biggest fans!
I loved being with my parents, and hated leaving. At the same time I was anxious to get home because I had left Keven in the middle of (dark and dreary music) tax season. And so, after a week, we said good-bye and headed off.
But I had promised Kris a stop along the way ~ in the city that never sleeps.
VIVA LAS VEGAS!
Eight (8) solid hours of walking from one end of the Strip to the other and back wore us both out, but we have no regrets!
Eating at Hard Rock Cafe and hanging with some pretty impressive people made the trip memorable for Kris!
The biggest thrill for me in Las Vegas was when a mime shared the spotlight with Kris. The crowd loved it!The magnificient new bridge being built over Hoover Dam
A peek at Lake Mead
This post made me giggle. I love the Vegas pics of Kris- he looks so happy. I also love that the mime shared the spotlight with him- I am sure he was in heaven :) Great photos ma!
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