St. George - Surprise Birthday Present

The weekend after Emma's birthday we went to St. George (I took all four kids by myself).  We left on Friday morning so I would have plenty of time to drive down, and not have to worry about driving in the dark or trying to get down there before it was too late.  I was slower getting out of town than I would have liked, but all in all it was a good trip down.

Ashton's gotten pretty good at catching lizards

My mom and I had arranged (earlier in the summer) for us to come down and girls (minus Elina) to go to The Little Mermaid for Emma's birthday; a birthday present from my mom.  We went on Friday night.  I'm so glad we went, it was amazing.  I loved it, and so did Emma.  We had a great night.

 A wallet with Ariel on it

 Grandma and Emma at Little Mermaid

Emma and me at Little Mermaid

 Eric, Ariel, and Emma

On Saturday we were able to go to the City Center downtown and play at the park.  I don't usually take the kids there, but they have a new carousel, and then the kids got to play in the water.  They had a lot of fun.  Who doesn't like playing in water, right?
 

 On Saturday morning, I caught everyone in bed

 Elina liked playing in this bag (really there were toys for her)

Ashton and Grandma on the Carousel

 Elina loved riding the horsey (up and down)

 Emma loved her horsey too

 Elina loves the water

 Ashton and Emma building a dam

 Elina and Emma on the waterfall

My parents were really nice and took the kids to The Family Fun Center.  They thought it was fun, and they had a good time. They were going to do the bumper boats, but they were closed, so they ended up doing the mini cars.  My parents said they were pretty slow, but the kids did get to drive themselves.

Ashton driving his car

 Emma driving her car

We even got to go swimming at the condo pool.  We sure got a lot done in 3 days!  They even convinced grandad to take them on a four-wheeler ride on Sunday morning.

 Ethan in his carseat, where he spends the bulk of his life

 Emma diving

 Ashton squirting me with a water gun

 Me and the kids at dinner time (it's so nice to eat dinner outside!)

 Elina playing in her basket (she's so funny)

We had a wonderful weekend.