Thursday, April 16, 2009

Easter in St George

Easter has been a huge Holiday my whole life. One of my favorite traditions as a child was going to Grandma and Grandpa Conk's house for Easter. Each year we would walk with our kites to the Back Bay. When we returned at the house an Easter Egg hunt would be all ready for us followed by food and games, games, games.

When I married into the Mogle family I didn't lose Easter as a large holiday. Each year we go somewhere different, chosen by the brother or sister in charge. We have been to Goblin Valley, Zions, Moab, Capital Reef, and this year Sue took us to St George. It was an adventure.

Our little family went a day early, staying at Paul and Tara's home. The next day Matt and Paul went for a bike ride while the rest of the family trickled into St George.


































We had planned to hike the Red Cliffs, but rain followed us from up north. So we went to an amazing park for lunch. Cold, but fun.












We had a little Easter Egg hunt for all of the kids at Paul and Tara's.













































Ellie tried to show Brooklyn that it's okay to let other people besides your Mom and Dad hold you. Brooklyn didn't agree with that idea.














































We went to Pirates and Pizza for dinner and then stayed at the Wingate Wyndham hotel, the nicest hotel I have ever stayed in. The kids loved the pool and we swam both nights that we were there. Sunday morning the kids founds that the Easter Bunny had found them even at the hotel!
























On our way home we stopped at Silver Reef. The kids saw tons of lizards and we visited the historical monuments.























We love Easter. We know that the Savior lives and that he died for us. We know He gave his life so that we can live again with Him one day. We believe in Christ.

1 comment:

Bowman Family said...

What a fun Easter tradition to go some where each year. It was fun to see some pictures of Matt's dad. I hope that he is doing well.