Memorial Day Weekend

We found out Ethan didn't have to work Memorial Day so we decided to take advantage and head up north for the weekend. As it turns out, Scott and Karolyn were also taking advantage of Memorial Day weekend and heading South for the weekend. North for us and South for them = WE MET UP!!
It was so much fun. I don't want to say it was a surprise because it wasn't but it was just one of those things in life that line up so perfectly that you can't pass it up. We had to drive little bit further than we had planned,  but it was totally worth it.

We met up in Saint George, where our hotel got upgraded to a super roomy suite, and then headed over to Sandy Canyon Lake (or something like that) to use their wave runners. Needless to say, it was an awesome weekend! As an added bonus, Skyler turned 9 while we were with him so we got to watch him open presents. That was fun.

We ate at Black Bear Diner. That was cool

The sun was super bright!

We literally spent the whole day taking turns on the jet skis. The lake was really small so as more boats came, it got choppier and choppier which consequently is perfect conditions for jet skis. At first we were terrible drivers, but as the day went on we got less and less terrible. Towards the end we were getting some "serious" air and cutting through the bottom of waves.  I think my favorite part was driving with Skyler and having him tell me how bad I was at driving. It was hilarious. I really was terrible at driving, but in my defense I always had to have the green one and the red one was way easier to control! To prove my point, Ethan and Skyler made the green one flip so there's that.

 We couldn't get Kelsey on the jet skis, but thats okay. She was so happy to splash and swim with the cousins. Her cousins mean everything to her. She loves them! Madison had fun too, but got super tired. She just didn't know what to do with herself, was wandering around just moaning when Karolyn picked her up and held her and before too long she was fast asleep. Sweet girl. She stayed asleep for a few hours too. 

Me vs Skyler

I've been through this pass before but it was one of my favorites. This and the pass right before Provoish: can't be beat

Well like all fun days, this one came to an end. A storm started to roll in so we quickly packed up our things, said our goodbyes and headed for home. On the way home we decided to stop in Vegas for the night just to ensure safe driving, but it kind of turned it more into a vacation. We stayed at the Station hotel, went to their buffet, watched some basketball and went to bed at like 8! Thanks to Madison, we were up by 5:30, packed and loaded by 6, and left for home around 6:15 which turned out to be fine with the time change. The drive was long, but it was so much fun to see family. Kelsey talked about it for days after.