St. George Getaway

Dave was able to take some time off work and we decided to head south to warmer weather...(unfortunately it was still cold there). We didn't take a lot of pictures, but we had lots and lots of fun. We headed out Friday. Got ready, packed and planned it so we would leave around 2:00, the girls nap time, so they would sleep a lot of time. It would be nice if that worked. Aubree didn't sleep a wink and got so TIRED of being in the car that long. The last hour of the trip was pretty painful for both, but Aubree was excited to go to St. George.

It was pretty funny the day after and still now any time we try to put Soph in her car seat she arches her back and puts up a fight because she absolutely does not want to be in a car that long again. And when she realizes were not going far she is all smiles.

We started unpacking and I realized I hadn't packed any shirts for me! They were all wet from being washed the day before and I forgot to lay them out in the car...luckily there is a washer and dryer at Dave's parents house, so I just wore the same outfit every day!!! And luckily that was the only thing I forgot.

This is the beautiful sunset we saw as we were driving.

We were able to do lots of fun things while we we there. We went out to eat, Christmas shopping, wildlife museum where Aubree got some "squishy" animals, swimming, visited G.g. ma and G.g pa (which Aubree said was her favorite part of trip :) It was fun because every thing was "St. George" for Aubree. St. George house, St. george pool, St. George food...etc

And hit some fun milestones with Soph.

She has been saying words and actually understanding their meaning. I woke her up the other day and she asked me for a "baba" for the first time, it was really cute. And she still asks. She's been saying "Dada" knowing fully well what she's saying. So one day sitting on the couch I was trying to get her to say "Mama". If you remember from previous posts she has said it before as well as "hi" but they were just sounds to her and now that she knows what she's saying it means more to hear it... So Dave and I were trying to get her to call me "Mama" and of course she would only say "Dada". So Dave tried something else. He prompted her to say Aubree, and she did!!! Only it came out "Aubra". We tried to get her to say it again to make sure it wasn't a fluke and she did three more times! So she can say "Aubra" but won't say "Mama". Evil. Another new milestone she's doing that came about in St. George is standing. She obviously has to pull herself up and hold on, but she's doing it. And trying to walk also!

Cute picture I had to put in. At Costco getting Stephen's hot cocoa for Grammi who doesn't have it in Tennessee.

A beautiful creation Aubree made with her new "bubble" worm. And yes that is an In-n-Out cup. Yum.
One of their favorites was going up Snow Canyon and playing at the sand dunes. I was surprised how much Sophie loved it.
And of course Aubree did too.
The last night we were there we went up to Tuacahn canyon. They were having a festival of lights, with train rides, Santa, live nativity, and lots and lots of lights. Aubree was very excited to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas, but not too excited to sit on his lap. She did make it to the edge of the chair however. I wonder what he was thinking when Aubree said she wanted "squishy" lizards....

You'll have to view this up close to see just how cute Soph is. She doesn't have any reservations yet so we got a good shot.
The live Nativity was actually a short production. It was a perfect introduction to Christmas for us. Aubree was able to see the story and it was a priceless experience. It had beautiful music, live animals, and Aubree's favorite, the angels. She kept telling me how beautiful they were. The spirit there was amazing and you could tell that the girls felt it too. Aubree loved seeing baby Jesus and wanted to make sure that he wasn't cold. Now as we tell her the story and remind her of the true meaning of Christmas she can think back and remember seeing it. It was the right end to a wonderful trip.