Memorial Day Fun

First off, I'd like to thank those who have served our country in the past and are still serving our country now. I am so thankful for my individual freedoms. I'm also thankful that we have this time to honor our loved ones who have passed. 

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For memorial weekend, Tyler and I journeyed down south to one of my favorite places, St George, UT. My aunt and uncle own a home down there and we had a blast spending time with them, my grandma, and my twin sister's family. For those that aren't aware, I have the absolute CUTEST nephew on this planet. See examples below!! We made sure to take lots of pics! Leo loves his bumbo!

On Friday, Tyler and I drove down with my aunt, uncle, and grandma through Zion's National Park and then went up to Bryce Canyon. I find geology so fascinating and down south in Utah you will see some of the coolest things! Thankfully the day wasn't too hot and it didn't rain on us till we were coming home. Ashley, Jonathan and Leo arrived that night so we headed over to the pool. This was Leo's first time swimming and he didn't like it too much. It was pretty cold. Haha 

Saturday we went out to breakfast at one of my favorite restaurants down there called The Bear Paw. If you haven't checked it out, you need to! We then went back to the pool and Leo was much happier! In fact I think it's safe to say he enjoyed it. :)

Ash and I then drove with my grandma up to Veyo, UT to buy some pies. There's this bakery that is apparently famous for their pies. I must say they did not disappoint! We had my grandma take our picture and we sure got a kick out of her trying to use a smartphone.

On Sunday we went on some really neat nature hikes around St George. It was such a beautiful day! 

Monday we went into town and finished the trip with some shopping and a ride on the old carousel in downtown St George. This is supposedly one of the oldest operating carousels around. It was flown in from California piece by piece and assembled in St George. It's pretty neat and Leo loved it. :)

We had such a fabulous weekend spending time with family, playing games, and holding Leo every chance we could.