Another St. George trip

1. Better weather. We had better weather this time around. Friday night was really windy and cold- so the boys and I only watched one of Jake's two games that night, but Saturday was beautiful! The boys loved running around and playing while at the softball fields and it felt good to sit in the sun.

2. Better games. Jake's team played better this tournament too. In fact they took 5th in the tournament and had a big win over a tough team that they've lost to in the past. It was a great confidence booster.

3. Nicer accomodations. Lou's in-laws bought a condo in St. George just recently, and they were very kind to let us stay there for free. It's two stories and a little bigger than the one we stayed at last time. It only has an outdoor pool (and it was still too chilly for that) but the accomodations were very comfortable.

4. Sambazon. Acai + Strawberry + Cranberry + a little soy milk = the perfect smoothie made by Emerald City Smoothie. I got one the last time we were in St. George on our way out of town and fell in love! This time the owner informed me that they just opened a store in American Fork- Uh, oh- this could be bad- because while a very yummy and healthy treat- they're not too cheap. I guess there could be worse addictions.

5. Tender Mercies and a safe trip. We made it there and back very safely- thanks in part to a coule of tender mercies. While enjoying a little In-N-Out after the Saturday games a stranger pointed out to us that our rear right tire was low. Investigating further revealed it was a slow leak that must have been caused by a nail or something. We quickly ran to Wal-Mart's auto center where they were just closing up. The young man closing agreed to stay a little late and fix our flat for us! I was very thankful for those two men who were our tender mercies that night and made it possible for us to have a nice safe trip home Sunday morning after Sacrament!

6. Swimming. One of the other team members was staying at the Holiday Inn, which had an indoor pool and sauna- and they invited us to swim with them. Josh and Dekker are definitely getting more confident in the water. It was all we could do to get Dekker to stop climbing out and jumping back in!