At the end of February, I decided to take a road trip down to St. George to celebrate our last week of being off track in the winter. Brock has been working in Wyoming the past 2 months, so he leaves Sunday night and comes home Friday night. This routine is rough during normal circumstances but being off track really messes up with my routine and schedule, and when you throw in no dad coming home at the end of the day to mix things up a little, lets just say the days were dragging by! I truly try to enjoy the times when my kids are off track, and we try and do some fun things and create fun memories, but I do start to miss our school day routine. All I wanted and was craving was some sunshine! Some time at the park, walks, maybe a few hikes and I suppose some swimming would be nice too, so I booked a hotel and drove down to St. George! I didn't think too much about what it would be like driving for 4+ hours with 4 kids by myself (they did great by the way), or about checking in the hotel, or doing activities by ourselves, we are always by ourselves anyway I just thought about the sunshine and how good it would feel to change up the routine for a few days! And it was great! Grandma & Grandpa ended up joining us for a few days and it was fun to go to Snow Canyon, and let them show us some of their favorite spots down there (like Veyo Pies So Good!) They ended up having to leave early though because of flooding in G-town, so we were on our own for the last couple of days. My favorite thing about getting away is that I have the ability to focus completely on the kids. I don't have any of the usual in and out worries of running a household that are huge distractions for me. Every waking minute of our getaway was focused on just being with the kids, just living in the moment. I am so glad we were able to take this road trip, I am so grateful my kids are 'mostly' well behaved so I can drive with them by myself for 4+ hours, and take them to restaurants and know they will be good. It really was a great breather for all of us, and the best part is when we got home Friday evening, daddy got home just minutes after us and we got to spend our weekend with him! My main goal as a mother is to enjoy the moment and be present and this trip helped bring that back into perspective for me! I truly love being a mother to these little rascals.
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| The hotel had an indoor play area, my kids had never been in a "ball pool" before they thought it was awesome! I was trying not to be grossed out by the thought of the germs in there! |
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| Jenny's canyon up Snow Canyon love this cute girl |
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| Lyla and grandma hiking |
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| Trying to get a picture in the slot canyon. It was fun to have Grandma and Grandpa with us. |
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| The kids loved this hike, |
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| My little hikers were obsessed with climbing up to see the pioneer names. |
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| She wanted to hike just as high as her brothers! |
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| Lyla and I stayed below while the others hiked up high. |
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| Sand dunes were the highlight! |
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| Why is sand so much fun?! |
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| We even got to swim outdoors one afternoon! |
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| They would have been happy with swimming all day, every day |
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| Splash area at Thunder Mountain, our favorite park! |
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| It was not that warm but they didn't seem to care. |
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| Riding the train was a highlight! |
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| He loves taking care of his little sis |
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| naps at the park were my favorite part of the trip! |
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| Zeppes' is our favorite! Wish they were open all year in No. Utah too! |
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| Spent an afternoon at the children's museum |
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| Sadie lost her first tooth on our trip while we were having dinner at Texas Road House. She was so excited! |
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| Right before heading home we went and road scooters, it was a little chilly this day. |
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| Enjoying the sun before we headed back to the snowstorm that was waiting for us! |
I am so grateful for these memories, and am so grateful this trip was possible, it was a great week!
