The kids and I left right after school on Thursday (after putting a last minute party together for Lindsey's class). They were great on the drive and we arrived around 9:00 at night. We had rented a condo and it was wonderful! There were toys, a beautiful kitchen, 3 bedrooms. etc. We explored the house and then went to bed.
The next morning, Jack had his 1st game at Dixie State. It was a little chilly, but still sunny, and his team won. After the game, we found a grocery store to buy stuff for breakfast and lunch and then headed back to the condo. Jon & Mike met us there and were able to go to his 2nd game of the day. He was playing awful, so I sent Jon over at half time to find out what was wrong. Apparently, the ref almost didn't let him play because he had the wrong kind of cleats. We had found cleats at Payless for $3, but apparently, they were baseball cleats.
So, after that game, we headed to Dick's to buy him new soccer cleats and then Mike drove to the St. George airport and picked up Becky & her 2 kids who had driven in from Phoenix. We went to Olive Garden for dinner and had a blast hanging out in the condo and playing games.
Jack's next game was Saturday morning and he played great. They won and we then were left to find out if they made it to the semi-finals. We found out about an hour later that his team didn't make it by 1 point. So, we shopped a little bit, and then went to a really fun rec center to swim later that afternoon. We finished the day by doing dinner at Texas Roadhouse with Becky's in-laws, Marc & Betty.
We slept in a little on Sunday morning and then loaded up and headed home. We were sad to leave the sunshine and return to snow, but it was such a treat to get away for a couple of days and enjoy family, great food, and a break from reality!
