St. George Trip {a weekend get-away}

{one gorgeous girl}

This weekend The Anderson Family of Four went down to St. George, just for a little weekend get-away. Thomas and Isabelle love St. George! Staying in a "showtell" is the highlight of the trip!

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We drove down on Friday after work, arrived at about 10:30 and had dinner at In-N-Out Burger. The next day, Saturday, while Tyler was attending to some *business* the kids and I spent the afternoon swimming and sunbathing by the swimming pool at the "showtell".

Thomas loves to swim like Nemo!

Sunbathing with The Boyfriend



I love this swimsuit on Isabelle, it's like a red hankerchief, so wild-wild west cowgirl of her!
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After lunch on Saturday we went to the store and let Isabelle pick out some flowers to leave on Grandpa Bart's grave. She chose yellow roses. I think they are fitting, for Bart was always so happy and full of light.


Before we left on our trip Isabelle drew a picture for Grandpa Bart, a purple heart {which she did actually leave there}

It was so sad... when Isabelle realized she couldn't actually see Grandpa Bart she was heart-broken and cried and cried, {hysterically} for the longest time. Tyler explained to her that he's living with Heavenly Father and Jesus, he can see her picture, and we will be with him again someday. She felt better after that. Isabelle loves Grandpa Bart, and like the rest of us, she misses him terribly. She told us after we left the cemetery that maybe the prince in Sleeping Beauty can come out of the T.V. and kiss Grandpa Bart so he'll wake up. If only that could happen... I'd give anything to have another St. George weekend with him!

Walking through St. George City Cemetery

The boys

With my 2 favorite little people

Sitting next to Bart

Nice shot Isabelle! You're a pro!

Taken by Isabelle... for real

It was so cute... at the end of our visit at the cemetery Isabelle decided she wanted to take a picture of Grandpa Bart. She stood over his grave and said "Grandpa Bart, say cheese!" and then she said back in a really deep voice "Cheese!" and snapped this.

Missing Grandpa Bart

{a lot}

When we arrived, there were other flowers on the grave, but I really loved this. Someone left this mini "walking stick" for Ranger Bart.

Izzie Grace

"Bye-Bye Grandpa Bart!"

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After the Cemetery we went back to the hotel so the kids could have naps. We went to In-N-Out for dinner again {we had to take advantage while we were down there! It's so good! Honestly, I wasn't impressed the first time I tried it, but it grew on me and now I love it}.

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Then today {Sunday} we drove home. Before we left we ate breakfast at The Cracker Barrel. Everytime we'd come to St. George we'd eat at the Cracker Barrel, and Tyler and Bart would inevitably fight at the end of the meal over who should pay. Tyler usually won. Bart always ordered the 'Mama's Pancake Breakfast', so today that's what Tyler got. Before we left, we bought a jar of atomic fireballs because Bart always bought those too when we'd go. Now they are sitting on the kitchen counter and we can think of him everytime we see them.

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I can't even put into words how much we miss Bart. St. George is not the same without him! It's just a little sadder and a lot more boring without the Ranger. He truly was a Southern Utah gem, but he was also a gem of a Father, Father-In-Law and Grandpa. We think about him all the time, talk about him all the time, and are doing our best to preserve his memory and the legacy he left behind.

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... and that is our weekend get-away to St. George.

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