St. George Vacation

I knew it would come. I'd hoped and prayed that it wouldn't and said that it couldn't, but it still came... the time to take Lexi to BYU. Not that I wasn't excited for her new chapter in life and the fun and memories she would have in Provo, but I was being extremely selfish and didn't want to let go.

Fortunately, we were able to leave early and spend five wonderful days playing and relaxing in St. George, Utah before turning her loose. For those of you who haven't heard yet (I can't imagine the word hasn't gotten out to everyone already) we are moving to St. George! We drove through this beautiful desert oasis in April of 2008 and fell in love with it. We love the weather, the many outdoor activities and the beauty of southern Utah. So we proceeded to look for a house and eventually found one on the third trip. We bought it and are now waiting for our house here in Spokane to sell. We are very excited and anxious to embark on our new adventure but will definitely miss dear friends here.

It was great spending some "down" time with Lexi and the rest of the family (minus Kaylyn who stayed home to work :( ). We swam in our pool, played games, swam, went sightseeing, swam, rode our bikes and swam some more (what better thing to do when it's 105 degrees out?).

We toured the St. George Tabernacle and had old fashioned sodas across the street at this little store that was founded in 1901. It had every bottled soda that has ever been made and lots of candy that you just don't see anymore. It was very nostalgic for Rob and me!

While in St. George, we experienced the fury of a desert storm! One minute it was beautiful out and the next, we could see this wall of red sand heading our way. The wind kicked up to 50 mph and we could feel the windows in the house shaking! It was impressive - we had white caps in the pool!

All good things must come to an end, or so they say. We loaded up and headed for Provo, not knowing for sure when we would be back.