Utah Trip, Part 1 (Friday)

Here are the pictures from our trip up to southern Utah from January 14th-18. These are from Friday the 15th.  We left around 5 pm Thursday evening, the day before. That was the first time leaving so late in the day--but we actually liked leaving that late; there was less traffic even though we got to St. George really late. I also like leaving in the evening instead of early the next morning because we were able to have the entire next day open for us to do whatever we'd like. Most evenings we sit around anyway so we may as well be sitting in the car going someplace. 

My mom wanted to go out to eat with me and Erik, and was especially excited to go to Red Lobster for lunch. Michael came with. I ordered the Nashville shrimp, it was good. Erik ordered some brussel sprouts and they were interesting. I thought they were good. 

Judging by the kid's outfits, these pictures must have been from that Friday, though I'm not sure if they were in the morning or evening, but I'm guessing they were taken while me and Erik went out to eat with my mom and brother. I stole these pictures from Grandma. Coda the dog is a big hit with the kids! 

We all took the kids to downtown St. George where we let the kids pick out some candy in this little shop called Judd's General Store. Erik also ordered a breadstick with cheese and a few sodas. Then we took the treats and let the kids ride the merry-go-round while I stood around eating a chocolate-maple candy and everyone else chatted to some friends they met there.  

We took the kids to the all-abilities park for a bit. We didn't ride the train this time. 

That's all the pictures I have of Friday! After the park we went to Walmart, where I bought a couple shirts for only $1! I bought a shirt for myself, my mom, Tootsie, and even Makayla. When we got back to the house, Bryce and Makayla had some BBQ from this place in Las Vegas ready for all of us. Bryce picked it up on the way back from an interview or something, I don't know if it was before or after his $300 speeding ticket he received. Yikes. Anyway, I thought the burnt ends were really good. Can't go wrong with BBQ anyway.