Friday morning we got up and ready to head to St. George we were all pretty excited to get away and spend some time with just our little family. There was a couple days when I wasn't really sure this trip would come together. A week before we were supposed to leave St. George got a ton of rain there was flooding and unfortunately grandma's house in Washington was flooded to the point they had to tear out carpet, sheet rock, and some cabinet. We had been planning on staying at her house so we then began to scramble to find a place. We were on a pretty tight budget since we have a few other trips planned before the end of the year and so much money set aside in our "travel" budget. Luckily we found a great hotel complete with 3 beds and a kitchenette and when we called to book it they even took off an extra $25 a night since it was last minute it really couldn't have worked out better. We were all packed and ready by 10 so we hit the road. The girls are great travelers and are content to watch a movie, color, or read. There is an occasional request as to when we will be there or for a snack but for the most part we hardly notice they are there...lol. I love having the time to talk with Matt about life and our plans without him being distracted and sometimes we play the question game involving the girls. Sometimes they surprise me and we all learn more about each other and have a good laugh. We made 3 stops one for gas and one for lunch and ended up getting to St. George about 3pm. It was great timing since we could check into our hotel at 3. We got checked in and went to check out our room. Then we headed out to do some shopping and grab some dinner before heading to Tuachan. We stopped to buy some souvenirs and take some pictures before we headed to find out seats. I had forgotten how beautiful St. George was so peaceful.
Then we found our seats just as they made the 1 minute to show time announcement. The girls quickly made friends with an elderly couple that sat next to use. They were so cute and sweet with the girls. They happened to be from Layton and are currently planning on building in Rollins Ranch. Once the show started the girls were captivated didn't take their eyes off the stage. Tuachan had used some amazing props and water features that made it so cool. I don't think me describing it would ever do it justice. The girls sang a long with the songs...it was so cute.
A couple hours in they had an intermission to change the scenery. We got up went potty and got some snacks. The girls were excited to get their picture taken in the cut out signs they had. The sweet couple next to us bought the kids Little Mermaid toys from the souvenir cart they were thrilled! Seriously so sweet!
After the show we got to meet and talk with some of the characters. The girls thought everyone but the eels were cool
The line for Ariel and Eric was FOREVER so we took pictures from the other side of the line. We were all ok and happy with that.
The show was longer than I had anticipated. We got out about 11:15 and headed to our car with 2 tired girls. They didn't even last til we got out of the parking lot and they were both out!
It was a fantastic 1st day on our little st. George vacation....can't wait for the rest of it!!!
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