Austin's Blessing Day

What a nice clear day we had today for Baby Austins Blessing. Mike did a great job and we had a fun get together afterward with lots of Austin's family! Grandpa's, Grandma's, Great grandma's, Uncles Aunts and Cousin's galore.

We all had the time of our lives the Saturday following Christmas as we were invited up to a hanger near the St George airport for a ride in a helicopter. Charity called and said her friend and boss Jeremy, had offered to take anyone up in his copter, so we were there!! It was awesome. His brand new super duper French made, state of the art, fresh out of the manufacturer four year waiting list-unless you have $$$ to buy out someones spot-so he did- ultra quiet, computer on board Helicopter. It was fun in any case. Six of us could go up at a time. So we each got a couple of turns up. We saw a lot of St. George and the surrounding area. It was a thrill to fly down into the canyons and over drop-offs and see petroglyphs right up close, buzz ATV'ers and chase packs of coyotes. It was a new way to look at the landmarks we know from the ground. And the only way to see other things too unaccessable for most to ever see.
We flew down the Virgin River Gorge, out to Gunlock, Quail and Sand Hollow, "Rock City", AZ strip, The "Dixie" on the red hill, Tuacahn, over to Anasazi Flats and right up beside some of the petroglyphs (pretty cool), out by Quail Lake, and Sand Hollow, We swooped down some canyons near Silver Reef/Leeds area. Silver Reef and Leeds, Warner valley and more...Jeremy was a gracious guide and very kind and generous to take us up and create such an adventure for us. It was awesome and we all had a blast! We were able to fly right over our home in Bloomington and buzz Serene's family in Bloomington Hills. It's a day we will be talking about for a long, long time. Thanks to Charily and many thanks to Jeremy.

Dec 27th Helicopter ride with Jeremy

Look carefully at Anasazi Flats and you might see some of the petroglyphs (pretty cool)







Dustin and Serene on their way up with Bryce and Keanan and Kelly