Time to Leave

By the time Saturday morning rolled around we were pretty excited to get on the road and home to see our boys. We got our bags packed and headed out. For some reason we've made it a tradition to get In n Out every time we leave St. George so that is just what we did! We ate our burgers, fries and shakes on the way home. I drove the whole way again to avoid getting sick so Derek caught up on some Angry Birds skills.

We called my mom as we were getting off the freeway to tell her we were close. She suggested that we go unload and unpack since the boys were napping so we did just that. How awesome to have that done and out of the way so quickly?! When we got to my parent's the Lincoln and Carter were both still asleepq. We couldn't wait very long before we had to sneak up and get them out. They were a little confused at first, but we were all very happy to see each other. They were even lucky enough to get nice, fresh haircuts from Grandma that morning! We went downstairs and found some of the surprises we had picked up for them throughout our vacation and visited with my mom for a bit.

It was a wonderful vacation and so rejuvenating. We loved returning home as a family and we were happy and ready to jump back into life!

Golfing, BYU, and a Concrete

We started our last full day in St. George by getting up so early to golf in Hurricane at Sand Hollow. I knew the weather was going to warm up in the afternoon so I wore sandals and a light jacket. I ended up having to put my golf shoes on before Derek got started on his round and I doubled up with his jacket on top of mine. It was FREEZING! They paired us up with three old men and it was a blast! I drove the cart and took pictures. Someday I want to golf good enough that I can join Derek on courses like this when we're vacationing.

After the round we stopped at Outback for lunch. We had been craving an Awesome Blossom from there for months! It was yu-um!

By the time we finished eating it was time to cruise back to the condo and get cleaned up and ready to watch the BYU game. It was actually really nice to be able to sit, uninterrupted and not feeling guilty and watch a game with Derek!

Derek promised he'd take me to Neilson's Custard for a caramel/praline concrete. Derek opted for another Cafe Rio meal so I grabbed mine and joined him over there. We were exhausted by that time and decided we had better get back and take advantage of our last restful night of sleep.

Update on the boys: Derek's mom and little brother Cody were so kind and drove up to our house to spend a day with the boys. They just hung out at our house and Grandpa Peterson even showed up to eat lunch with them. The boys thought that was awesome and were totally bummed that he had to head back to work after lunch! We are so grateful that they got to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa Peterson and with Uncle Cody. Carli picked them up that evening and took them home. They got to play over at Grandma and Grandpa Sharp's house until Grandma took them back home for bed. They were in such good hands!