Day 64: Fun Stuff around St. George

On the last day of the Family Reunion, there weren't any big group activities planned, so we just did a few fun things with our kids.  The first stop was the St. George Temple Visitor's Center.  They actually did pretty well in the Visitor's Center and really enjoyed the exhibits there.  They sat pretty reverently during the Christus presentation and a "moving" movie about The Family: A Proclamation to the World, and liked the interactive q&a TV screens.  It was also neat for Cat to see the pictures of what the inside of the temple looks like.  Then we walked around the temple and a nice person outside took a picture for us.  It is now one of my favorite family pictures.  Can you tell why? 

Here is a closer look.  There we were after walking through the Visitor's Center and enjoying the Spirit on the temple grounds, posing for a nice picture in front of this beautiful temple... and Eliza is trying to stick her finger in Jack's nose.  Yep.  I guess that's just us.  No pretense of perfection here.

Then we met up with a couple of my cousins and their children at this fun park in downtown St. George that has a big fountain and a big stream for the kids to play in.  They all had a blast and I only wish we'd had more time to hang out there!

That night my Oma and Opa treated us to tickets to Tuacahn, a cool outdoor theater in a beautiful red rock canyon.  We saw The Little Mermaid, which was of course really exciting for the children, and also very fun and entertaining for the adults.  Jack hadn't had a nap that day so between being extra tired and being scared of Ursula and her minions, he didn't make it through the whole show - Ben took him back about 20 minutes before the end.  But Cat stayed until the end and was rewarded by getting to meet Ariel and Prince Eric!  We were so excited to see the cast members come pose for pictures when the show was over.  Even though Cat is normally pretty brave, I was thankful that she was with my cousin's daughter, Abbie, because she suddenly became shy and otherwise she might not have gotten in there for the picture.  Thanks, Abbie!  And we had a somewhat less-pleasant sighting as we walked to our car... a couple of tarantulas hanging out in the parking lot.  We were in the desert, after all.

And that wraps up our St. George Family Reunion Week-o-Fun.

But don't worry, there will be more Family Reunion excitement to report in a couple of years.

Location: TBD