Spring Break

My sister-in-law, Diana, was planning a trip to Las Vegas to visit some friends. She asked me if I wanted to carpool together and have her drop me off in St. George for the week, on her way to Vegas. We thought it was a great idea and the perfect time to go since it was spring break at the U, and I didn't have my institute class and Emily didn't have preschool. So we went and had a fantastic time!

Because we left on St. Patrick's Day, I dressed the kids in green and gave them each a green fruit popsicle to eat while I finished up packing. (Really, I just needed to keep them entertained so I could actually get stuff done!) The car ride down was awesome, talking with Diana, and listening to some killer tunes. Diana's 2 year-old daughter, Ramsi, is so cute. She literally prefers to rock out as opposed to listening to those nursery rhyme type cd's. Her dance moves were cracking me up!
Here's Jonny happily greeting Beau, my parent's dog, after 3 long months of not seeing him. The girls chillin' at Cafe Rio: Kelly C, Kristal, Amber, Kelly N, and me. We had so much fun catching up with one another. I thought for sure they were going to have to kick us out after 2 hours, but we finally left, and then walked across the parking lot so we could continue talking at Nielsen's Frozen Custard. It was a great night.

After shopping with my mom on Wednesday, we spontaneously decided to stop by a golf course pond to watch the ducks and the geese. Then we had a nice visit with the Sonju's. Gosh, I love those little girls!

Because I didn't have a car, the kids and I mostly hung out at home with my parents and grandparents, who live next door. But Sarah was sweet enough to come visit me, and it was so good to see her! Here's Frankie and Jon giving a good-bye hug when it was time for them to go.
That night, the kids and I played at the water park, while we waited for my mom to finish up practicing with the Heritage Choir at the Tabernacle. It was too cold to play in the water, but Jon and Emily had fun running around and watching the kids who WERE crazy enough to get wet.

We celebrated Jon's 2nd birthday on Friday night with my parents and grandparents. Dinner was delicious....

...and so were the cake and ice-cream, of course!

My parents gave Jonny a wooden train set (thanks for the tip, Kelly). He was in love with it! He knew right away how to put the pieces together and for over an HOUR, he pushed the train around the tracks saying, "Chuga, chuga, choo, choo." It was the cutetst thing ever! And I was AMAZED that it held his attention so long.

Playing trains must have worn him out, though, because once "papa" had him on his lap and started reading a story, Jonny was nearly asleep. :)

It was a nice, relaxing trip, but we missed Wade so much that we decided next time we go, he'll have to come with us.