St. George Trip

Last week we went to St. George with my family. It was so nice to get away for a while to somewhere warm. Well, warmer than home anyway. We left Monday and took most of the day driving there and getting settled. We had rented a house down there and it was so fun to have my family living under one roof for a week. Most of the vacation was pretty laid back, which was what a vacation is supposed to be, right? I have to mention that in most of these pictures Isaac has a weird smile. I'm hoping it's a stage.

On Tuesday we headed out to the sand dunes with the motorcycles and four wheelers. Greg and I rented a rhino. That was a lot of fun. Don't tell the rental company, but we even let Isaac drive it for a little bit.

Wednesday we made the drive to Las Vegas to do a little shopping. I feel a little bad because I didn't tell Isaac why we were going to Vegas. He's not a big fan of shopping. When he found out, he pouted for a bit and then was pacified by some ice cream.

Thursday we headed over to the local Fiesta Fun for some miniature golf and go-karting. Good times.

Isaac wasn't big enough to drive a go-kart himself, but he got to ride with me and Grandpa. Here's Isaac with Grandpa. I guess he was trash talking the kid next to him telling him how he was going down. I understand that Grandpa got in on the trash talking to. That's kind of messed up, isn't it?

Friday we went over to Zions National Park. Greg had done a little research, and found a little ghost town that was on the way there. It was kind of neat. The name of the town was Grafton, Utah. There was a school house, a church, and a couple of houses left standing. I guess when it had been first settled the people had to move several times because the Virgin River kept flooding them out. They were also attacked by Indians several times.

There was a cemetery there as well, and for some reason that's was interested Isaac the most. He was intent on checking out all the headstones and graves. Honestly, I was a little creeped out by it.

After Grafton we went to Zions. If you've been there recently, you would know that they don't allow cars to drive through most of the park. You have to ride on a shuttle. It actually made the park seem less crowded I think. Here we are by Weeping Rock.

Saturday we went to Vegas again. This time we took Isaac to The Mirage to see the dolphins and white tigers.

Also at the Mirage is the Beatles Love show. As I mentioned in my previous post, Isaac is currently obsessed with the Beatles. We didn't go to the show, but he had to check out the color changing walkway and the gift shop. Here he is as the 5th Beatle.

After, we went to dinner and to a baseball games. Guess who was playing the Vegas Area 51s? the Salt Lake Bees. Yeah, we're die hard fans like that. Just kidding. It just turned out that way. On our way across the parking lot into the game (we were late) one of the security guards ran up to us and gave Isaac a ball that had been hit over the wall. Isaac is convinced that he has a home run ball.

Sunday was a sad day. Time to come home from vacation. It was fun and I am trying to figure out how I can get someone to give me a house in St. George so I can go all the time. Thanks family for the good times!