Last weekend Tony, Audrey, and I packed up our car and headed to St. George, Utah. We've been there several times before as a couple but this was our first attempt at a long car ride with Audrey. Tony's family recently bought a little vacation house in St. George and we love using it. This weekend Tony's family was also down there because his little sister Caity is starting school at Dixie State College. It was our anniversary so it was fun to "get away" and also have babysitters!
Audrey did so well on the way to St. George. If she had it her way, she would have slept the entire drive! We made sure to stop every 3 hours so she could eat (I had to force her to wake up and eat...so not like Audrey!) and stretch out a bit. She had fun looking around at this interesting little pizza place we went to in Fillmore. I don't know if we'll ever go back there again, but Audrey sure liked the people, the TV, and sitting with us at the table.
On Saturday, we had breakfast/brunch at this place called the Black Bear Diner. It was really yummy food and a really cute place. It reminded me of my Grandma, who owns a little trucker diner in Indianapolis. We then hit up the pool in the complex where the houses are. We didn't get many pictures, but Audrey was a little more "into" the pool this time. It was perfect for little kids. It started really shallow, like barley 1 foot deep, and then gradually got deeper. Tony and I could sit and just hold Audrey on our laps. She enjoyed watching the teenagers do back flips into the deep end and splashing her feet in the pool.
That night, Tony and I left Audrey with her grandparents and went out for our anniversary. We went to Outback, shopped around at the outlet mall, and saw Grease the musical at Tuacahn. It was a fun show with some really talented singers. I was a little disappointed at how much they changed the songs, though. Their attempts at making the show a little more "G" rated ruined some classic songs for me.
Sunday evening we left and made our drive back home. Audrey did really well again. We did have to stop for an extended period of time in Beaver for what we call the "Beaver Blowout." It gave me confidence that we can visit St. George several times a year as a little family with little problems from the backseat passenger. :)
Audrey did so well on the way to St. George. If she had it her way, she would have slept the entire drive! We made sure to stop every 3 hours so she could eat (I had to force her to wake up and eat...so not like Audrey!) and stretch out a bit. She had fun looking around at this interesting little pizza place we went to in Fillmore. I don't know if we'll ever go back there again, but Audrey sure liked the people, the TV, and sitting with us at the table.
On Saturday, we had breakfast/brunch at this place called the Black Bear Diner. It was really yummy food and a really cute place. It reminded me of my Grandma, who owns a little trucker diner in Indianapolis. We then hit up the pool in the complex where the houses are. We didn't get many pictures, but Audrey was a little more "into" the pool this time. It was perfect for little kids. It started really shallow, like barley 1 foot deep, and then gradually got deeper. Tony and I could sit and just hold Audrey on our laps. She enjoyed watching the teenagers do back flips into the deep end and splashing her feet in the pool.
That night, Tony and I left Audrey with her grandparents and went out for our anniversary. We went to Outback, shopped around at the outlet mall, and saw Grease the musical at Tuacahn. It was a fun show with some really talented singers. I was a little disappointed at how much they changed the songs, though. Their attempts at making the show a little more "G" rated ruined some classic songs for me.
Sunday evening we left and made our drive back home. Audrey did really well again. We did have to stop for an extended period of time in Beaver for what we call the "Beaver Blowout." It gave me confidence that we can visit St. George several times a year as a little family with little problems from the backseat passenger. :)
Beaver Blowout, haha! Happy Anniversary! Can't believe you guys have been married for 5 years already! How fun you guys could take a little trip and do something special!
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