Tradition....Tradition!

For many years now my entire family has been meeting for a mini-vacation down in St. George. Exactly how many years has this tradition been happening? I can't quite remember, I do know that Kallie was a baby when the annual gathering began (I think...). But we look forward to it all year long! Each year my sisters and our spouses go to the plays at the outdoor Tuacahn Theater while grandma & grandpa keep all 9 grandkids in their hotel room. They do projects, they watch movies, they walk to McDonalds for ice cream...my girls LOVE going to grandma & grandpa's hotel room. This year we saw the plays "Annie" and "Footloose". Very fun and we are already excited about going next year. THANKS GRANDPA & GRANDMA!!!

Kallie & Syd have been dying for some snorkeling gear & Target just happened to have some on sale for a really good price down in St. George. I walked all the way back to our room to get my camera because I couldn't pass up this photo!

Glad I went and got it or I would have missed this cute face too! I tried to get one with all the girls together, but they didn't turn out so well :)

I didn't really take any more pictures of the trip until Sunday when we met my parents in Zions. We have an annual pass that expires in August so we figured we had to get at least one more trip in before then.

Here we all are just hanging out in the shade & enjoying the entertainment of rushing tour busses that stop & unload tons of Asian people with cameras. They take a few shots & a quick look around and fast as lightning they are back on the bus and on their way. Very fun to watch!

You just can't quite grasp the magnitude of this overlook. It is AMAZING! No photo can do it justice...just head down and see it for yourself!

My girl is growing up...sniff...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again- Dan is freakishly strong for his small size :)

What a fun trip, we're so glad we got to go and get away from our craziness even just for a couple of days! Thanks again Mom & Dad!