Spring Break

Spring Break started off wonderfully with General Conference. And with Sunday as Easter, it made Conference extra special. During Conference, Sammi even got her nails done! Hilarious.

We officially started Spring Break on Monday, and headed to St. George. It rained all day Monday so luckily we were traveling most of that day. When we arrived, we went to Cafe Rio, our traditional place to go in St. George.

The next day we relaxed while Dad inspected dams. We went shopping for a little while and for dinner we went to In-N-Out. We had never gone before, but had heard of how good the food tasted for a relatively cheap price. It was the first time I've eaten a hamburger with everything on it. I didn't take off one thing. It was delish!

 After dinner we met the Stangers at their uncle's awesome house. It was HUGE!

{I liked the spiral staircase outside}

{There was a big playroom painted like a fairy tale. Princess, Prince, and dragon included. This was one of the walls. Karissa is inside a little cove in the wall.}

{We decided to watch Pirates of the Caribbean I in the theatre (for the sound/action of course). It was awesome. There were even posters of old movies, such as Singin' In the Rain, Gone with the Wind, and Breakfast at Tiffany's along the walls in the theatre room.}

The next day Savanna, Dad, and I went to the temple to do baptisms. While we were there, I learned that the Founding Fathers were baptized in the St. George temple. Pretty cool! Afterwards, we went to Pioneer Park, a park with a bunch of rocks to climb on and explore. There were lots of lizards zipping by, and dad was prepared with his homemade lizard catcher. It consisted of a stick, fishing line, and yarn. He kept it in his wallet so it could be whipped out at any second. I guess a lizard catcher is the closest thing to gadgets as you can get with a family of girls. Karissa and Rebecca loved it and succeeded in catching many lizards.

{Hunting for lizards}

{Overlook of St. George}

After exploring, we went back to the hotel so I could study for the ACT for a couple of hours. Then we went to the Pizza Factory for dinner. Next to the Factory was a cute little "Life is Good" store. :)

{Outside "Life is Good"}

The next day came to the close of our adventures. We packed up but before we left, we ate lunch across the street from the temple. Karissa happened to have her back to the temple while we were eating and when she turned around she said, "Hey! There's the temple!" We all started to laugh. That makes for a good object lesson.

We started our journey home, but had to make a stop at Cabela's, the home of dead animals. I must admit going into a sporting goods store isn't that exciting for 5 girls, but it's sure enough excitement for 1 dad! Us girls were probably in there for 20 minutes (trying on clothes and coon-skin hats, feeding fish, and of course, getting our sample slice of fudge), but we let Dad explore for a while longer while we went outside and enjoyed the fresh air.

The following Saturday I took the ACT. Not exactly the best way to end Spring Break. :P It was my first time taking it, so I was a little nervous, but I think I did okay. The Science part was the hardest. I guess I'll have to wait and see how I did when I get my results. Eek! Overall, Spring Break was wonderful and it was nice to get away from school for a while. Next comes summer! :D

HOSA

On Friday we had our HOSA competition. There are many events you can participate in, and I chose to do the Medical Spelling and Medical Terminology tests. We were excused from school the entire day, even though each test took only about 20 minutes to take. It was a blast taking a break from school. Lori, Natalia, and I went to Lori's sister's house for most of the day and played with her cute 6-month-old niece. Then we went to Crown Burger for lunch with Lori's grandparents, cousin, and sister. I felt a little out of place at first, but it turned out really fun in the end. If we weren't spending time at Lori's sister's house, we were hanging out at the conference center. We just lounged on the couch and chatted with each other. {Ryann, Crista, Matt, Dan, Lori, and Me at the MT test}

{Lori, Ryann, and Paige lounging on the couch, waiting for the next event}

{Natalia dozed off... not a good idea around us ;)

The competition went well, even though none of us placed high enough to go to nationals. (I don't think any of us really wanted that anyway). We did our best and had a fun time, and that's all that matters. Later that night I went to a Jr. Jazz game with Melissa, and afterwards we watched Nicholas Nickleby. It was a great way to end the week, as well as the end of the term.

Also, today is the first day of spring! Hip hip for that! It's a wonderful, clear day. I'm lovin' it.