Spring Break!

David was on spring break last week. He has been working so hard with everything, and I was so happy to see him finally get a little break. The weather couldn't have been more perfect for the week. It was a great reminder that Spring is just around the corner. (I think every time I had a spring break when I was in college, it always ended up being the storm of the century. Working at a ski resort, though, I guess that made it ok.)
Because it was nice and warm, we wanted to get out and do something fun. We decided to go to Zion. This was David's first time. It's such a fun place to go and there is really so much to see. We went with my Mom and my brother Johnny.
One thing you should always do when going to Zion is drive the scenic route through the tunnels. There is one tunnel that is a mile long, blasted through rock during the early part of the century. The first thing we did when we got to the park was drive through the tunnels. (Remember to honk your horn and blink your headlights as you drive through!) There is a very interesting part of the park above the second tunnel that I love because everything looks like it has been painted with a huge paintbrush. You can see the brush strokes, it's so interesting.

We were all starving after the drive and so we decided to stop at the lodge and have a picnic on the lawn. We sat under this big tree, that is a part of just about every Zion memory I have. My Mom has old memories under this tree too from when she was a little girl. She said they used to come to Zion all the time during the summers (sometimes with my Aunt Elaine who just passed away.) and she always wanted to get some of the ice cream that they sell. They never could afford to get any except for this ONE TIME. That time she was in heaven. And they sat under this tree and ate it. I think the picnic was Mckinley's favorite part of the trip. She loved setting things out on the blanket and pouring the drinks into cups and passing out plates. My Mom believes that every picnic should have at least a little bit of "home made" goodness. Haha! We didn't have much time to prepare on the day we were going, and so she made some brownies from a box. They tasted really good, but my Mom laughed that they weren't exactly home made.

After the picnic, we went across the river to hike the Emerald Pools hike. It's a very pretty walk. Once we had made it to the lower pool, David and Mckinley didn't want the to stop. So we left Dolce with my Mom and Johnny at the lower pool and continued to make our way up. I went to the middle pool with them and then turned back to feed the baby. I love having such an adventurous little girl and husband. They hiked up to the top pool, and then David gave Mckinley a piggy back ride back down. It was such a fun day of exploring and hanging out. Can't wait to go again!

Oh yeah, the Ostriches were on the side of the road on the way to Zion. We stopped to feed them. Mckinley couldn't believe such crazy things.