Another quick trip

Labor day weekends are usually spent with Corey's family. However Corey's parents were out of town to help his sister move. We weren't sure what to do with ourselves, but we knew we didn't want to waste the long weekend and do something fun with the kids. We started with a night at the drive in. It's only the 2nd time we have gone, but it was so much fun. We were dead tired before the double feature of Brave and The Avengers was over, Emery slept for 3 hours of it and the others were pretty close to sleep, in fact all were passed out on the way home, but it was worth the time spent together. 

We decided we would spend the rest of the long weekend in St. George. After living there for so many years it still feels like home to us so we love to go and spend time there.We are usually passing through on our way to visit Corey's family, but not always staying. We didn't have a lot planned, but we were able to just relax, swim, and eat at our favorite Pizza Factory. Staying in a hotel is enough of a vacation for the kids, but we also decided we would take in some of the church historical sites there. In all the years I lived there I had never done that, and Corey hadn't been since he was a young kid, so we figured it was about time. 

Our first stop...

It was really fascinating. I always love taking a little glimpse into the past. All the details are so interesting and certainly make you appreciate all our modern conveniences we have. The kids were thoroughly entertained too. So much so that Carter was even taking his own pictures, that's always good sign.

We made our way to the Jacob Hamblin home in Santa Clara. 

This house was definitely much more rustic, but still just as fun.

 Brendan and Hailey were fascinated with the lye soap.

We accomplished a lot this weekend. We were able to travel, eat some good food, sleep in a hotel, make our trip educational, and spend some time together. I love it when we are able to make it all happen.