Spring Break Extravaganza: Day 1

We never do much as far as Spring Break goes; we tend to just hang out, and maybe go see a movie or something. But this year, Brad and Sara were gracious enough to invite us to tag along with them to St. George. Or Monkey George, if you ask Millie. I can honestly say it is one of the best family vacations I can ever remember having. Which is saying something, because it involved a whole lot of hours on the road with our non-roadtrip-loving children. We left bright and early Sunday morning, with the intention of stopping in Bryce Canyon to hike around a bit.

We hadn't anticipated a full on blizzard, complete with gusting, 50 mph winds when we got there, however. It was almost painfully cold, and poor Rory kept saying how the cold was hurting her. According to her, it was only "fifty hundred grees" outside. Our family was all outfitted in shorts and T-shirts, but we put jackets on the kids, and decided to at least brave the lookouts. The sun even came out for a minute.

You can see how sad Finny looks in this next picture, because we wouldn't let him plummet to his death over the railing.

As long as he could walk, he took off without a care in the world. He didn't even seem like the cold bothered him one bit. Notice the adults with their hoods up.

We opted for a family picture inside the warm car afterwards instead.

 

 After which, Finn promptly fell asleep.

We didn't get to explore much there, but spirits were still high, and we got to see a lot of cool things from the road.

Things would only get better from here!