Glad to be an American!

So we had the option of going to the cabin over the 4th or to my parents condo in St. George, and we chose the condo since we will be going up to the cabin next weekend and the weekend after.  So we packed up our new car Friday and headed down.  It is always so nice to just wake up and not have to think about cleaning the house or yard work.  Instead....we headed to the pool.  Logan is just like his brothers and loves the water. 

After swimming we headed to Target and off to Wingers to grab a late lunch.  We were all pretty tired from swimming and had a big day planned at Sand Hollow, so we went back to the condo to relax. 

Around ten we put the kids down to bed, and went to climb in bed ourselves.  Ten minutes later-Refer to my previous blog-"No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!!"  This is the light Tristan broke his head with.  He is lucky he didn't get any glass in his eyes.

 And this is one spot in my parents room that he dripped blood all over.  As soon as it started gushing, I put him in the bathroom.  It was a mess!  So the doctor said he couldn't get it wet for 24 hours and no swimming until the stiches were removed.  Also to keep it covered if we were out in the sun.

But the boys had been looking forward to Sand Hollow all week, so we stopped to get Tristan a hat and told him he had to keep his head above water at all times.  He did a really good job. 

We had fun soaking up the sun.  Das had purchased this shade tent a few weeks ago and it was perfect to plop Logan under.  But just as we were about to pack stuff in, the wind picked up... like crazy! Everyone's stuff went flying everywhere. . .including our tent.  By the time we caught up to it, it was destroyed.:(  We threw everything in our car and decided to call it a day.  As we are heading out, we notice several trucks getting stuck in the sand.  I started to get really worried.  So Das starts to gun it, and of course, with our luck this weekend, it gets stuck.  Luckily, Das knew what he was doing before the car got as deep as the other cars.  But we weren't out of the clear just yet.  So we all said a little prayer and hoped for the best.  And we made it out!!! 

Sunday night after we got dressed, we went to Red Lobster for a tasty feast.  Das had never been before, so it was quite the treat.  After, we drove to the church parking lot to try out our fireworks.  Unfortunately, the wind hadn't let up, so we didn't get them lit.  Monday we cleaned up, and got on the road so we could get back in time to light them.  When we got home, several of our neighbors were already out, so we joined up with them. 

Despite our bad luck, we had a great time as always and looking forward to going down again soon.  We hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July weekend!