The Lewis' take St. George - Part 2 swimming and more

We had a blast hanging at the hotel pool for a few hours every day. 

The girls both loved it!

And on Saturday we spent a few hours at the Children's museum.

It was a blast! 

After the museum, we headed out to Veyo to try Veyo Pies. 

We got three slices of pie to share and a few sandwiches. 

It was SO yummy! 

I'm regretting not buying a whole pie to bring home!

And Saturday night we had dinner at Ice Berg. 

It was fun! We even ran into a few of Trevor's friends from high school.

So random! 

When we parked at Ice Berg, we didn't know that they were having a little vintage car show that night.

So, by the time we were leaving, our honda odessey was in the middle of the show. 

We felt so silly when we were pulling out and leaving. haha

Both girls crashed so hard every night and were so sweet!

Since we drove home on Sunday, I thought it would be fun to hit all the temples between St. George and Orem. 

The St. George temple is always a fun visit. 

We chatted with some sister missionaries and enjoyed a few short videos. 

We made quick stops at the Cedar City and Payson temple. 

But it was super windy and hot, so we stayed in the car. 

But we did enjoy a nice stop at the Provo City Center Temple for a bit. 

It was a nice getaway! 

Sometimes we just need a change of scenery and some good family time!

We really enjoyed being together. 

The Lewis' take St. George - Part 1 - Zion's National Park

We headed to St. George over the weekend on a little family getaway!

It was just what we needed. 

Some playing together and a change of scenery!

Friday morning, we headed to Zion's National Park. 

It was the perfect day! 

We went on a beautiful hike to the Emerald Pools and continued on the Grotto Trail. 

It was around 3 miles and little Hayley walked almost the whole way.

She LOVED it!

Piper was full of all sorts of dramatics and kept saying things like, 

"This desert is the worst" and "Its just so stinking hot" 

to every single person we passed on the trail. 

After the short walk to the Weeping Rock, we could tell both girls were ready to crash. 

We had a quick lunch and then drove up through the tunnels in the park. 

Its a fun drive if you haven't done it before!

Then we were on our way back to the hotel for some swimming!

I thought it would be easier to split our trip into 2 posts, so be on the lookout for 

PART 2 tomorrow or Thursday sometime. 

st. george

We decided, kinda last minute, to take a little trip down to St. George UT 

last weekend. 

We found a great deal on a hotel down there and 2 nights was perfect for us.

We drove down Sunday after church and came back Tuesday. 

We went to Snow Canyon Tuesday morning with Grandpa

and went on a little hike with the girls.

We enjoyed swimming at our hotel and our Aunt and Uncle's house.

It was a TON of fun!

And the girls were so awesome! 

Piper was a total blast to be around and Hayley was a trooper eating and sleeping on the go!

Here's some pictures: 

Kolob Canyon (above) 

We drove up the canyon on our way back home. 

Trevor and Hayley slept through most of it 

and Piper doesn't have much appreciation for big red rocks :) 

so I enjoyed it by myself haha!

The St. George Temple. 

It was SO hot while we were there... Piper was a mess. Poor girl!

But it sure is gorgeous! 

And that blue sky is amazing!

Our smiley babe!

She rocked this trip! 

She was pretty hysterical on the last hour or so of driving

because she was SO sick of her car seat, 

but the rest of the time, she was awesome!

Climbing a petrified sand dune in Snow Canyon. 

Hayley and I had lots of extra snuggle time on the trip.

She LOVES being carried in the bjorn,

And I love having her so close! 

Piper building sand castles with Grandpa. 

Grandpa Richard came down last minute, too!

We loved spending Monday with him! 

And he was a TON of help with Piper when she got tired on our hike. 

Because: 

 Trevor is a bit out of commission (note the sling...) 

...more on that later... 

That's us in snow canyon!

Check out those white mountains and the black and red rocks!

Its such an interesting place!

And lots cheaper than Zion... and WAY less crowded!

We were so glad we decided to go there instead!

My wide-eyed beauty! 

I can't get enough of this little girl!

She's smiling lots more and "talking" and its a blast!

Piper loves it too! 

Piper on top of the sand dune we climbed. 

She carried her "sand tools" all over that place haha!

It was such a great trip! 

And we really needed it!

I think it was so good for the 4 of us to escape real life for a few days 

and just explore on our own for a bit. 

Southern Utah sure is pretty! 

I for one, can't wait to go back sometime soon!

And my new favorite video of Piper: 

Happy Weekend!!

We are off to the annual Nu Skin Lagoon party tomorrow evening, 

so look forward to that too!