Nate had a few days off of school for recruiting (which he doesn’t have to do anymore – hooray!) so we took a trip down to St. George with a few other MBA families. The timing worked out great – the temperature was in the teens here with a nasty inversion, and we loved getting out of the smog and cold to enjoy some sun in St. George.
We got there Wednesday night and went to dinner with a big group, then I went to a little girls’ night out with some friends – dessert and a fun game. On Thursday, Nate got to go golfing with the guys – they got a great rate at a really nice golf course – while some friends and I took our kids to a bounce house place. Bennett & Ryan loved all the inflated bounce houses and slides, and I loved that they got all their energy out. That night, we went to a fun BBQ with a huge group of MBA families, then played some more games while eating Nielsen’s Frozen Custard with the couples we stayed with (one of our friends was nice enough to share her parents’ home with us – it worked out great!!).
Friday, we went on a little hike in the Snow Canyon area, then had yet another BBQ with friends. We enjoyed watching the kids run around outside while we basked in the warm (50 degrees…warm for us!) sunshine. It was so refreshing to be outside (and not literally frozen!).
After the BBQ, we headed to Nate’s grandparents’ house to spend some time with them. Bennett was so excited to see Oma and Opa! They took us to a yummy dinner that night, and the next morning we went to a fun park where the kids played on the playground and I went for a nice sunny run along the nearby trail. We managed to get in a little tennis before we left that afternoon – Bennett loves tennis and wanted to stay there forever! He loved his Oma and wanted her to help him get dressed and play tennis with him. It was fun to spend some time with them before we made the sad trip back to the cold and the smog.
Above: Ryan insisted on having his own racket the whole time – although this is what he did with it – walked around dragging it behind him, or just sat on it. Below: Nate and Bennett demonstrating their “ready position”, which Bennett reminded us about often
2 comments:
Fun for me to see this photos.
Ah Sunshine -- oh what that must feel like! Looks like a fun trip even if you have no pictures of all your sweet BBQ's with the other cool students.
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