Our big getaway this summer was to St George. We learned from last year the car ride could be long so we took some movies and books to read on the way down. We stayed at a hotel that had free breakfast and the girls loved making their own waffles. Every morning after breakfast we went swimming of course! It was the perfect time because we had the pool to ourselves and it wasn't too hot. We would swim for about 2 hours and then we'd get cleaned up for the day and grab some lunch. After lunch we went shopping or to the park or to the movies. (While we were shopping, we saw this little lizard on the wall and the girls were just amazed!) One night we went to see Aladdin at the Tuacahn Amphitheater. It was fantastic! It had some parts in 3D which were really cool and they did the magic carpet ride right above our heads. I worried it might be too long for Brielle but she was entranced through the entire thing. Nick had never been to a performance there and he really liked it as well. Next year, they have Mary Poppins there. I think we might make this a yearly tradition because we just had so much fun and the girls loved being able to swim every single day!
It's pretty funny to look back at our summer pictures because at least half of them are swimming pictures. We swam so much! The girls took swimming lessons at two different places; one at the Roy complex and one with our neighbor. They learned so much during these lessons and got more comfortable swimming under water. Emma wore her swimming suit and her goggles out by the end of the summer! We also went swimming at Aunt Margo's house, the Roy Aquatic center, hotel pools and Lagoon. So much fun!
