Death Valley

 On our way home, we decided to make a detour and visit Death Valley. It was very hot, dry, windy, and barren. Did I mention hot...and dry…and barren?! Wyatt found a little indentation in the salt bed and wanted it known that he was the lowest man in the world!! He was also the one who was brave enough to taste the salt.

Razors

Saturday, the hottest day of our trip, found us off roading along the trails and sand dunes above the lake. I’ll admit I was a little nervous about this activity!! But it was so much fun. Except for the one time we almost died!! The only bummer was when one of the razors shredded a belt and we had to wait for someone to come fix it. He couldn’t. Neither of the Todd’s could fix it. It ended up being towed! Luckily, we were on our way back when this happened, so all was good.

After lunch and a cool down, the big boys stayed home and played a board game with Todd J while the others took a dip in the pool.

Boating Sand Hallow

 The activity that I most looking forward to was spending the day on the lake.  We rented a surf boat and jet ski for the day and it was a blast.  The boys tired to knock each other off and the girls just liked to go fast!

Then we tried surfing behind the boat.  And by we, I mean everyone else!!  It was a lot harder than it looked, but eventually all who tried it were successful.

Water skiing and wakeboarding were also enjoyed

The jet ski was fun, but the kids were disappointed that they weren't allowed to drive them!

Todd took me out for a "G-rated" experience.

The kids also enjoyed rock jumping.

It was such a fun time!!

Hiking the Narrows

 I think every person in Utah decided to go to Zion the same day as us!!  For the first time, we actually had to park 2 1/2 miles outside of the park and take a shuttle in.  The good news was that because we all walked in, my senior pass got us all in for free.  The bad news was that we needed masks to ride the park shuttle and they were all 2 1/2 miles away in our cars!!  $40.00 later, we ready to board the shuttle and ride to where the narrows started.

It was so crowded!  People everywhere!!  But, the water was cool on a very warm day.

A little ways in, I realized I was holding everyone else up, so I walked back a little way, where there was shade and rocks to sit on.  The rest went off and came back later.  I love to people watch, so this was great for me.  Todd and Owen helped be back to the start of off we went, back to the shuttle, to catch the shuttle, for find our cars.   

Dinner at Red Robin tasted particularly good, especially all of the great drinks!!

St George Vacation

 This was the year for our biennial vacation the all my family.  We have had some great trips, including a Disney Cruise, Lake Tahoe, Hawaii, and Cancun.  This year, however, because of COVID and the uncertainty of safety, we decided to make our trip local and low key.  St George seemed like a good place...driving distance for both families and lots of fun, outdoor activities.

Todd had a couple of work calls, the first at 11:00, so we left early and was in St George by 10:30.  Todd worked while the rest of of played at the rec center.

Later that afternoon, we met the Johnson's at our VERBO home for the weekend.  It was lovely with lots of room for all.  After dinner out, we went to Tauchan to see the musical Annie.  It was surprising how warm it was at 11:00PM when sweat kept dripping down my back!  But the show was so worth it.  Great talent and really fun music.  And it ended with a bang when fireworks went off.  And the hillside caught fire!!  No worries!  They got it put put pretty quickly!