Saint George

Last week, we went down to St. George again. 

Just a quick trip up and back in 2 days. 

We went down to attend our dear uncle Mark's funeral. 

It was a wonderful funeral, and while it was a sad reason to gather, 

it was so great to see lots of Trevor's family. 

Trevor's great-aunt Eileen drove down with us, 

and we had cousin Sarah on the way back, too. 

It was a LONG drive and REALLY dark.

I kinda couldn't stop talking about how dark it really was.

haha.

I'm not used to un-lit highways. 

It was so fun to get to know Eileen better. 

Piper stayed up with my parents, and Hayley did pretty well.

We messed up her little schedule though, and now she's struggling lots. 

I'm hoping to get back to normal kinda soon, 

but now we are in the throws of taking care of Trevor post-surgery. 

(More on that later.) 

We had a wonderful time, even though we are sad that Mark is no longer here. 

Thank goodness for our knowledge that families can be together forever!

We know that we will see him again. 

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!