Memorial Day Memories

For Memorial Day 2012 we went to Cedar City and went camping.  James had off the week before Memorial Day so the whole family loaded up and drove south.  First we spent a few days in Cedar City visiting family and friends.  We stayed at a the Holiday Inn Express in the south part of town.  They have an indoor pool there so of course we (the boys) had to do some swimming.  We also had dinner with our friends Mark and Patti and their kids at the Chicken Coop, its a new restaurant located on Main Street.  We always love hanging out with the Wellers!

   

Then, on Thursday morning we loaded up and drove up Beaver Canyon to camp at Fish Lake.  After getting a campsite, getting everything unloaded and set up we decided it was too cold up there for tent camping with the little boys so we packed up all our gear and headed further south to warmer weather.  We finally got to St George around 1am.  The little boys and I were dropped off at a hotel while James, Bailey, Josten and Bailey's friend Eric went to Baker Reservoir to set up camp.  James came back to the hotel room around 3am and stayed with me and the boys while the older kids stayed at the Reservoir.  My dad and Kimmie met us up there for a couple days of camping, fishing, 4X4ing and just hanging out with family.  It was really windy, almost too windy but luckily it was warmer than Fish Lake!  We had a great time and Connor really does love camping, just like his older brother Asher!

   

So far behind...McGrath State Beach Trip

I hate when I neglect my blog, because then I have to spend hours trying to catch up with it. You'd think I'd learn, but I never do.

So Sunday evening we finally pulled into our driveway after a camp out at the beach in California. We had such a wonderful time. We left early Wednesday morning and drove to Riverside. We hung out at my dad's for the evening, had dinner with my cousins (I finally got to see Sadie, my cousin Jennifer's little girl). Thursday morning dad, me, James, Cailin, Bailey and Asher loaded up in the motorhome and headed to McGrath State Beach. We met Sabelle and her boyfriend Chad on the way and they followed us there. It was wonderful! The weather was cool (Im not sure it ever got hotter than 75 degrees there). Later that night Kimmie, my aunt Sandy and cousin Peggy showed up. Friday we hung out at the beach, had more people join our group and had some yummy chicken that my dad cooks up! Saturday we headed to the beach again but it was really overcast so we headed back to camp for naps. Later that night we had another wonderful dinner of steak, potatoes and veggies. Sunday we had to get up really early and head out because we had to have Bailey at the Vegas airport by 3pm. After finding out that his 5:05 flight was delayed 3 hours and begging the airline employees they finally got him on a flight that left right around his original time. I miss him tons already! Here are some fun pictures from our trip to the beach.