Grandma Iris came down for a weekend in October. She stayed until Tuesday when Haley, Madeline, and I drove with her to St. George for a big girls getaway! We went to Tuacahn to watch "The Little Mermaid." We had been anticipating this trip for a long time. The weekend shows sold out quickly so we had to settle for a Tuesday. The girls weren't too sad about having to miss school.
Madeline helped Grandma load the cars. Then we were off to pick Haley up a little early from school.
We couldn't start our trip with out getting a 79 cent slurpee from Circle K.
When we made it to St. George we checked into our hotel to drop off our luggage and change our clothes and then headed to Tuacahn.
We ate dinner there and watched some fun pre show entertainment. The atmosphere was wonderful and being right up in the red rock was beautiful. The dinner wasn't fabulous, but the surroundings definitely made up for it.
The show was AMAZING! I cannot believe the scenery and special effects. It was a professional performance.
I think the girls favorite part was meeting all the actors after the show. Grandma bought them a souvenir cup which they got signed by Prince Eric and Ariel. The rest of the characters signed their programs.
Flounder was fun! I cannot believe how young he was. Haley loved seeing someone her age performing. She would love to be in a production like this.
This was one of Ariels sisters. It was so cool how they made the mermaids look like they were swimming. They had real water on the stage too. It was so cool!
Can't forget Scuttle! He had more parts and songs in the musical than he did in the movie.
One of my favorite parts was the scene in the kitchen with the Chef and Sebastian. They had food flying in the air. I cannot really describe it, just great effects!
King Triton!
Ursala was so good too. I loved her costume and how she moved around. Madeline was concerned that she was a mean person in real life. It was hard to explain acting to her. Grandma liked her a little too much. I think she related too her a little too much!
We had such a great night! We definitely want to make this a tradition. We were tired by the time we got to the hotel, so we went right to bed!
The next morning we painted each others toe nails and finger nails. A girls trip would not be complete without finger nail polish.
Once we were all prettied up and ready for the day we headed out to see some sights and do some shopping. We stopped by the Brigham Young home and waited forever for a tour. The house was neat, but frankly the tour was WAY TOO LONG! But it was fun for the girls to see once and they had lots of time to take pictures!
Then, we headed off to eat lunch. We ate at 25th and Main. It was very tasty!
Then we went to the park on Main hoping to ride the carousel, but we were too late. The girls still had fun playing in the water. It was such a beautiful day!
Just a side note: Madeline was having a hard time breathing so I gave her a puff of her inhaler, but I wasn't sure she got it all so I gave her another puff. That was a mistake. She was bouncing off the walls all day. The poor girl could not hold still. Too much albuterol is a shock on the system!
We took a few minutes and walked around the St. George Temple and visitors center. My kids never tire of visiting there. I love how white the temple is.
After the temple it was time to say goodbye to Grandma. She went back to Salt Lake and we went back to Las Vegas. It was sad to see her go. Oh how I wish we lived closer, but she is always so good about making the time and effort to come and visit us. It means a lot to me and my kids! We love you Grandma Iris!
It was truly a perfect 2 days! We will make this a tradition for sure!
