82 on the 28th

I just wanted to do a little post today for my St. George loving,

 beautiful,

 fun mother,

 who has always been there for me.

I love you Mom! 

82 looks great on you!

Temples, Lava and a Birthday

First the birthday cake.

We love being able to celebrate with Paige!

The temple was our beautiful view

as we ate at the roof!

Then on Saturday we made our way to Ogden to eat lunch at

The Sonora Grill and it was so, so good! Get the guacamole!

Then we started our 2014 Utah Temple Tour

by attending the Brigham City Temple.

After which we drove to Pocatello and spent the night.

I did not photograph anything there as it was freezing, windy, and yucky, 

and all we did was eat and sleep anyway.

But after Church on Sunday

we visited the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple Visitor's Center.

And it was still freezing!

The temple is beautiful though, with the waterfall. The river was mostly frozen over.

Then we headed for Lava Hot Springs.

We LOVE this place!

When the family showed up we ate at Royal Pizza - as usual - because it's good!

Pictures: Mark and Linda, Victor and Peggy

At "the kid's table": Nicholas, Courtney, Paige and Adam

Priscilla, Mark, my chair, Chris and Aimee

(I take all the pictures, which can be good when there are bathing suits involved)

Priscilla and Paige and Courtney - being pretty

Paige - being thug in her new hat!

And a group a flashers I saw in my hotel room!

The best part!

The hot pools!

Cousins

After breakfast on Monday

we take pictures and head for home.

Pictured here - the Chris and Aimee family.

My girls

And the whole group (- me because I am the photog!)

Then we bid Lava adieu for another year!

What a great little holiday weekend!

The land zion

We made yet another trip to Utah's Dixie!

And checked out the view from the newly-opened-for-observation old water tank

on the red hill. Great addition!

Of course, we always love to see the temple

and take pictures of it!

The family in our happy place!

Including our oft visited and photographed Snow Canyon.

 Then one day we decided to go to Zion.

 It was cold and had recently snowed. 

 But it may have been my one of my favorite trips to Zion ever!

 The red rocks, white snow, and beautiful clear blue sky

was spectacular!

 I couldn't get enough of it.

 Plus I love clouds and there was an awesome display of clouds that day.

And of course, I can't just take scenery pictures with these two beauties around!

After a beautiful morning in Zion we came back to town

for lunch with this little darling - Navie!

And her beautiful Mom, Natalie!

We love Southern Utah and Mother Nature

was showing off the day we went to Zion in 2014!

Miss Paige turns 23

From this babe

 to this babe

in 23 short, wonderful years!

Happy Birthday and I love you!!!