We uprooted ourselves last week for spring break. Ryno has been working like crazy on a new client and we had no school. He needed to burrow in and concentrate and we needed to play and yell and let loose -- {that is a lethal combo in case you didn't know.}
So we hauled everyone's blue roller bags to the back of the car, kissed Daddy-o goodbye, and hit the road en route to my parents place in St. George for the week.
It was a disruptive start for some reason. I forgot the baby backpack to haul Boone around in, so we had to stop and borrow from a good soul. And we had extra bathroom breaks and other mayhem, but I was determined to make the extra chaos an exciting twist because Lord knows it was going to continue all the live long week. :)
Whelp - when you're out of your house and away from the laundry list of projects that need to be done - come rain or shine, you make a week away a nice restorative break - solo or not. :)
We hiked. We dined on Happy Meals. We watched movies all curled up in one big bed together. We swam and played at parks and wreaked of sunscreen and shmooshed strawberries (thanks Booner), and I took pictures of it all with my camera and my heart.
Per usual, one of my favorite afternoons was an unplanned stop at the city center park. They all took to the water like little fish despite the cooler temperatures and soon we had a happy little diaper clad baby and three shirtless boys running around, looking at the Merry-Go-Round, jumping off steps and petting people's pups on the big grassy common area. I love those sweet and simple moments.
We got a couple of gorgeous sun-filled days sandwiched between some cooler and windier ones. And those days... well, we made the most of our time at the pool and out on the sidewalk with our chalk and at the new park. And it was sweet.
There was more water at the Red Cliffs Recreational area than I have ever seen.
Water + Lizards + Red Dirt + Fruit Snacks = Happiness
That's a real scientific formula in case you were wondering. :)
These little groms... you guys - they are human mountain goats. I love it.
I'm not gonna lie. I looked like a homeless troll a good portion of the week. But we made a bunch of new memories together, improved our swim strokes, and added a few new hikes to our belt.
And Imma gonna keep 'em all so we can do it again sometime soon.
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