Spring in St George {2012}

Just as in years past, we met the S* family in St George for their spring break. The girls were so excited to play with their cousins, I was excited to spend some time with my siblings and their families, and Violet was excited to meet many of her family for the first time! Here are some highlights from the trip.

Swimming, Swimming, and more Swimming!

Doing ridiculous Karate kicks off the diving board with Uncle James

Hiking in Zion's

Although I don't know if I would call this a highlight. Driving an hour to take 12 kids under the age of 12 hiking was probably not the best idea. They were tired after about 1/4 mile. We basically had to drag them up to the lower emerald pools. They would have had more fun running around in the back yard. Lesson learned!

A Very Merry Unbirthday Tea Party

Silly boys dressing up as princesses

Easter Baskets

Egg Dying

An Egg Hunt

And attempting to get a picture of all the kids in their Easter best!

Highlights for Mom: spending time with my Mom and sisters, going to breakfast, hitting all the fun stores that Arizona doesn't have, lunch at Tom's Deli...twice, finding a killer deal on a chair for my master bedroom, traveling in my sweet new mini van that was big enough to fit all our stuff and the giant chair! 

And as always, Rex stayed home to work while we played. He had a really busy month at work and was unable to join us until late Friday night. We had fun with him for the day he was there and I was so grateful to have him on the long drive home!