We flew to Florida to spend the week with Beth and Dave. Ali and Kiki picked us up at the airport. We were able to spend the evening with them. They both love their jobs here and were happy to see us! They took us to Pier Park to see the sunset and then to dinner at Dick's .
Doug drove his chevy from the shop to our house so we could go for the first ride in it. He has spent over 550 hours restoring it so far. He did a great job, and is very proud of it. He has a few things he needs to adjust, but he is hoping to be totally finished soon. He has been saving our whole life to be able to pay for this.
Scott and the girls came for a quick weekend trip, and we took them to Pine Park. It is a beautiful place to hike through. The white formations are stunning. It was a real muddy dirt road getting there, but the hike was dry. We stopped for a picnic at the campground after. Where we parked, we had to crawl under a fence and hike in instead of driving, so that is probably why we only saw one other couple on the road. The truck got so muddy that we had to take it to a carwash as soon as we could find one on the way home. There was some snow in the shady spots, but the weather was perfect for hiking. Gwyneth was taking a lot of really cool photos, and I think this one of a plant growing is amazing. She has a real eye for photography!
While we were in Page this weekend, we celebrated Emily's 14th birthday. She loves to bake and so she made her own cake. It turned out great and was very yummy. I loved the fresh strawberries in the middle. She had her friends come for dinner, cake, and presents. She is very fun to be around.
For Christmas Brad's family gave us tickets for the upper Antelope Canyon tour, so we came to Page and went on the tour today. Our guide Cindy was great. She helped everyone with the settings on our phones, and we got some beautiful pictures. Because of Covid, they are limiting the number of people and we only had 7 of us. It was very personalized. It was so pretty. We learned a lot about the canyon and the history. We have a lot of photos, but these are some of the best ones. The weather was cold (about 30 degrees), but the day was sunny. I would recommend this tour to everyone. I was worried about climbing down all those stairs coming back, but we went around and came back on a different side, and were actually able to see down from the top into the crack of the canyon. Amazing experience!!
Today was a very quiet day. After a breakfast of bacon and eggs, Kevin went on a motorcycle ride with one of his friends. Tonya, Doug and I decided to put a puzzle together. It was a 1000 piece puzzle. Our goal was to finish the whole thing before Kevin got home for dinner. We worked on it for 7 hours, and we finished it while Kevin cooked our chicken dinner. We left it up for 5 minutes, and then we had to take it down so we could eat at the table. It was a fun challenge.
Today was a girls shopping day. It was fun going to real stores.. In St. George, we don't have much to choose from as far as decorating stores go. Tonya and I went to Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, and At Home. I found some fun holiday decor, and a nightstand that I have been needing for awhile. While we were gone, Doug and Kevin built some shelves in their garage for their holiday bins. It was a good day.
Today is Tonya's 47th birthday. We watched her open her presents and cards.
Then we drove 2 hours to the Saguaro National Park. On the way we stopped at a cotton farm where they had the huge cotton bales. At the park we went on a couple of hikes, and also saw some Petroglyphs.
Then we drove another hour to the Titan Missile Museum. We took a tour of the underground facility. It was very interesting to see the huge missile and hear how it would have been launched. That would have been the end of our world as we know it. After the museum we ate a yummy Mexican dinner in Tucson.
