Weekly Wrap-up September 10th 2023

 *We had a swim party at the LeBarons pool! We had so much fun!!!
*Kayla found Skylers long-lost watch!!! 
*In honor of Patriots Day (September 11th) our stake held a day of service. Each ward had a different group of items to collect (H9th was games) and on the 10th we gathered, had a ceremony and loaded up all of our donations to take downtown. 
*More soccer games, baseball games and flag football games
*I started swimming lessons with Andrew and Olivia. My friend, Misty, is graciously letting me use her pool so I can work with these guys. Today was really fun!
*Kayla started the Welby Choir. She also started dance-this semester she is trying Jazz and Hip-Hop
*Skyler ran in the PC invite for BHSCC

Swimming

We enjoyed an afternoon and evening of swimming at a local rec center. Super fun and everybody enjoyed themselves.

 

Swimming with Friends

Tonight some of our neighbors/friends invited us over for a pool party. We had so much fun and enjoyed some good food and swimming. The kids got super creative off the diving board. Thank you Cox family!

 

St George Trip Day 3

The plan for today was to hit Quail Creek Reservoir in the morning and Snow Canyon in the afternoon. Due to Covid-19, all parks are limiting the amount of people they let it. We got to Quail Creek just a bit too late and they had already hit their max capacity. We decided to head to the Hardeys hotel and go swimming instead. Everyone had fun and even Livvy got to play in the water which she LOVED! 

After lunch we headed to Snow Canyon State Park and went hiking and spelunking which was lots of fun! It was really hot but it was still a fun outing. 

When we were done at Snow Canyon it was time to head home. Unfortunately for us on our way home we ran over a huge metal beam (?) that looked like it had fallen off of a truck. We got a flat tire around Cedar City Utah and there was no mechanics open since it was so late.  A nice DNR officer stopped  and helped us put our spare tire on. He was super kind and helpful and his name was Coty Jones, which our kids were freaking out about. One of the Dude Perfect guys is named Cody Jones. We found dinner and a hotel and ended up spending the night in Cedar.

 

St George Trip Day 2 Sand Hollow and Red Cliffs

This morning everyone in our family, except me and Olivia, went with the Kidds and Hardeys to Sand Hollow to enjoy swimming and water activities. They had a great time playing at the "lake" and I had a great time relaxing with Olivia. I hot tubbed, read a book, took a long shower and watched tv. 

This afternoon we went to the Red Cliffs National Reservation area and enjoyed some unique and beautiful hiking! There was this one really tricky spot where we had to hike up and around this cliff that juts out. There is a rope to help you and if you fall you fall into a pool of water. We all did it though, even the little kids and even Skyler with his broken wrist!  

We had a really fun day being with the Kidds and Hardeys and loved enjoying this beautiful earth!