St. George Trip

February 12-16th, 2020

The kids had two days off school so we headed to St. George to visit cousins. We drove down Friday night with no issues. Saturday we packed up and headed to St. George for the day. We knew it might rain but this was the only day Jeff could go and Carly needed him to help with the twins so we chanced it. And of course it didn't start raining until right when we got out of the car. We went ahead and got on the shuttle and walked the whole River Walk hike in the rain. The twins did great. Everyone was wet, cold and our feet were soaked but we did it. Zion is beautiful even in the rain. 

 

We spent that night and Sunday just playing with cousins and cuddling the twins. Carly's ward is so big and only half are allowed at a time so we watched from home with the twins while they attended in person. 

Opening a treat from Grandma Bibber and then they watched a movie.

Monday we took the kids to the park and soaked up the sun even though it was a little cold if you weren't running around.

Tuesday Owen and Dylan were back to school. We had a leisurely morning and then headed out. The kids loved the Crazy Cow Cafe that we stopped at for lunch on the way home. We wanted to stop at a state park but the weather was cold. We did brave the cold to try the ice cream at the Red Barn and decided it was just okay but not worth the price.

 

James' Activities

 James has suddenly become the busiest person in our house.  James decided to give the Robotics team a try this year and came back to Archery for a second time. I am loving that our school now offers extra programs like this thanks so our new Principal. One of the perks (and probably only perk) is being at the school and getting a chance to spy on your kids and see them do things you normally wouldn't get too. This morning I spied James helping to put up the flag. The principal has taught them the proper way and just lets the kids handle it now. I was also able to catch James at Archery one day. The 5th grade held an archery competition which we were only able to watch from home this year and the kids were not able to compete against any other schools. But for their final party the wildlife division brought in fun animals for they to aim at.

 

The robotics team were able to attend competitions in person and with one parent. James was on a team with his friends Ben and Corbin. They had to build their robot and then drive it to move around the area and place the colored platforms in certain ways to get points. They had a lot of fun. One team from Woods Cross even went on to the Worlds Competition.

James also tried his hand at Jr. Jazz Basketball for the first time and found out he loved it. It helped that he knew most of the kids on the team and his coach was great. Now that he knows what he needs to do and how to play we need to get him practicing.