Aug & Sept 2013--Bryce Canyon and St. George

We took another road trip over Labor Day weekend. We spent some time at Bryce Canyon NP and then headed to St. George. Zion seems to be the favorite national park in Utah, but I just love Bryce Canyon. It is so gorgeous and unique. We had a great time.


Lyla and Kate woke up exceptionally early on the first morning, so Tyler took them on a little drive

We went on a short hike in the park and stopped at all the scenic lookouts

Picnic lunch

We then drove the La Verkin to stay at Tyler's grandparents' house (or the Funny Old House, as Ada calls it)

The girls had fun playing at the playground

We found a delicious restaurant in Hurricane. I can't remember the name, but we'll definitely go back

Tyler's parents were staying with friends at a condo in St. George. We met them there so the kids could swim before we headed home. It was a short trip but a fun getaway


Ada found a lizard

August 2013

The girls were in school in August, but that didn't stop us from having lots of fun!


I went to Much Ado About Nothing with Abby at the Broadway. We love the Kenneth Branagh version, and we enjoyed this one as well

The girls spend so much time at the table coloring and drawing

Crazy girl put on her sister's undies!

Cuties

Tyler turned 32. The girls were so excited to give him this giant box of Nerds. I always make him a carrot cake for his b-day. This year we enjoyed it with his family for Sunday dinner, so on his actual birthday he requested Pumpkin Pie Dessert Squares

One of the lighting reps that Tyler works with invited us to a magic show/face painting party

Tyler's cousin Derek got married and I thought this pic at the reception of the girls with their cousins was precious

We watched a neighbor girl for a little while and Lyla was obsessed with her. She just wanted to hold her, even though they were almost the same size! Alexa was happy for most of the time but got a little upset after a while. I love the concerned look on Ly's face in this pic

Precious sleepy girl

We went to a Bee's game. We got there early enough that the girls could ride the train

We went to Spectrum's annual Lagoon day. We met up with the Morrow's, who have season passes, and had a grand ol' time

Our anniversary is July 31, but we finally got around to celebrating it in August. It was our 10-year, so Tyler went all out! He surprised me with some lovely tanzanite and white gold earrings. His parents were kind enough to watch our kids while we ate dinner at Log Haven and spent the night at Stein Eriksen Lodge. We had a lovely time!