Maybe blogging just isn't really my thing, but at least every once in a while everyone gets a chance to catch up on something in my life :)
Last weekend Hailey, Cassie, Natalie and I went down to St. George to visit grandma and grandpa Pilkington. It was a quick weekend trip, but we had a great time. It was fun talking with Cassie and Natalie on the way down. Natalie got to see what it's like to be in a car full of educators, so I'm not sure how much she enjoyed it ;) She just got back from her mission in Panama, so it was great to see her again and hear a little about her mission. Of course, I'm not sure we let her talk much as we went on and on about school...seriously, school just takes over our lives. Anyway, we had a great time. It was once we got to St. George that the fun really started though. It turns out that the RV park where grandma and grandpa live during the winter has a closing social every year with...wait for it...a parade! I generally only expect parades around the 4th of July and Thanksgiving, so it was pretty exciting. It really was fun to go and meet some of grandma and grandpa's friends. It's clear they have a lot of great friends down there.
After the parade, we decided to drive to Zion National Park. Did you know that every spring the little town just outside the park has a spring festival?! Neither did I! We just happened to have the luck of visiting this town on the very day of the festival. We could tell as we were driving into town that something was going on because there were lots of people parked on the streets and quite a few people walking up and down the main street dressed in green. We stopped at a little shop to check out some cool art and pottery, and we asked someone what was going on. You'll never guess what we found out--okay, maybe you will, but it's pretty exciting, so I don't know...they were getting ready for a parade!!! That's right, part of their big spring celebration includes a parade, and we were just in time to see it! Actually, we had no choice but to watch it as we tried to drive into the park and ended up having to pull over while the parade passed by. So, we were only in St. George for about two days, but we got to see two parades! How lucky is that?! It was pretty fun, and it turns out, there are some pretty interesting people in that little town outside the park, as we witnessed in the parade. I've included a few pics below, so you can see for yourself :)
Overall, the weekend was a great break from my daily life as a teacher, and I loved spending time with family. The weather was a little cool for St. George, but don't worry, I still wore flip-flops and pretended it was warmer than it was :)
At Zion National Park
The Jell-O Queens of parade #2--yep, Jell-O Queens.
I know, you're jealous you didn't get to see them in person ;)
A pic of all of us just after parade #1