Hotel Highlights

Staying at a hotel is always a treat. This trip we stayed at The Crystal Inn.

The boys love it when there is free breakfast. I don't know why, but they always think that is a great feature. Probably because they can try a little of everything.

But the kids favorite feature of staying at a hotel is the

swimming pool.

We went swimming everyday we were in St George.

Including Thursday night.

Emily loves to swim, and has gotten really good at it. She has been working on learning the different strokes this year, and was having fun practicing them in the pool.

Even though the kids have been taking swimming lessons for a few years. Last summer the boys would still not leave the side of the pool. They would hold on for dear life the entire time we were at a pool.

This summer the kids have been taking lessons from a great teacher, and I couldn't believe the difference it has made. Instead of holding on to the edge this trip, Josh was all over the place............as long as he could touch the bottom.

Joe is a lot more confident in the water too. He still likes the swim noodle, but he was willing to leave it on the side for a bit this trip. By the end of our trip the boys were even doing the rocket glides they had learned in class the week before.

Valerie on the other hand is not afraid of the water at all. I took her into the pool the first night and she loved floating around with me on a noodle at first, but then she started wanting to do it herself.

One of her favorite things to do was to Jump to me from the side of the pool. she would jump and I would catch her. then she would say "Again! Again!" After a few jumps I decided to let her go under the water a little on a jump. That time she said, "Towel, I need a towel!"

I thought maybe she would be done with the game after that, but after wiping her face off, she jumped in again. then she wanted to try swimming without me . She kept telling me "Get off! Get off!" Luckily Aunt Jenny had a tube she could borrow. So I could just stay close to her.

Saturday between the wedding and the reception we all went swimming in the pool. The kids loved having Grandma and uncle Jon there to play, because there is nothing better than a good water fight.
When we went to Cedar City last summer, Valerie's Favorite feature of the hotel was the mini fridge in the room...............


I think that was a favorite this time too. After the first night of swimming, she went right to the fridge and got out her leftover spaghetti for a bedtime snack.

Thanks for the fun Trip to St George Grandma and Grandpa!