Spring Break in Sunny St. George...

For spring break we reserved a house with Uncle Andy's family down in St. George. We wanted something warm and sunny and while it was still a little chilly to swim we enjoyed hiking through Zion's National Park, hiking around all the red rock in St. George proper, dune bugging in Sand Hollow, and go karting at Fiesta Fun. St. George is so fun! Zions Park was amazing! Your really do have to experience it in person to appreciate its beauty. We were lucky to get tickets via the lottery to get in to explore the park, I was also able to meet up with my best friend Jill for some nightly walks which was really nice, as well as pay a visit to Gay Howell. Both of them moved to St. George during Covid. Aunt Heather also drove down from Salt Lake to hang with us for a couple days.

 

First Date Night in Months...

My friend Angie Bond invited us to go to Lovejoy Market for a Charcuterie making class. Charcuterie is so trendy right now and everyone is loving the display of fruit, cheese, meats, etc. Its gorgeous and yummy! It fell perfectly with Valentine's day but of course it snowed so we celebrated a week later.  It was so nice to get out of the house just the two of us. Covid is still keeping things pretty shut down around Oregon. Masks are required still and keeping distance is still preferred by most. I am still in shock of how obedient everyone is with these lockdown rules. It felt so good to get out for a few hours.

February Snow...

It's a great day when we get enough snow to cover the ground enough that the kids can sled up at the park. This year we lucked out with a couple snow days. This was also the first year Preston was able to venture out on his own with the other kids. I was able to stay indoors and baked some Valentine's cookies.

New Car

Well this was unexpected! Justin had talked bout driving something more economical but Audi was not really on my radar. I have been driving the big suburban around which tends to guzzle a ton of gas. We still need the third seat and really prefer having a bench seat in the middle to accommodate carpooling I sometimes have to do. We test drove several but once we drove the Audi we were sold! I love my new car, and admit I am so spoiled to be able to drive this nice of car. We shall see how long my car rules of no food, etc last.

Lauren and Stockton get Married

With the kids being online for school we were all able to fly to Utah to be at Lauren and Stockton's wedding. Stockton has loved Lauren since high school, even though she didn't give him the time of day back then because she claimed he was "too nice". But he persisted and when they both had completed their missions he convinced her that his being nice was perfect for her. It was a gorgeous winter day with lots of sun and oddly warm temps for Utah. It was a beautiful day with an awesome dance party to boot!

 

 

Ice Castles in Heber, UT...

Lauren and Stockton got married in Utah and while we were there we ventured over to the ice castles in Heber. I had seen a ton of posts from people who had gone on social media so I had to experience it for myself. They are man made and lot bigger in person than I had anticipated. There were lights behind the ice and slides for everyone to slide on too. It was freezing of course but really quite beautiful and we all enjoyed the whole experience!