School's Out For Summer!

Who is more excited for the last day of school? The teacher or the student? My vote is for the teacher and here are six reasons why. Hopefully you get a laugh at them. You probably need to click on them to read them. Please excuse my penmanship and grammar.


P.S. The names have been changed to protect the GUILTY.

No I do not wear thong underwear.

Wickedly Hot Date!

Every once in a while I treat my woman the way she deserves to be treated.  Unfortunately, I usually require a little coaxing.  This time was no exception, she actually had to buy the tickets.  However I did give her the go ahead on her first request.  If you didn't figure it out from the title of the post we went to Wicked at the Pantages.  It was the best broadway musical I've ever seen.  Heck, it's the only one I've seen. 

    

Sara was smiling so wide the whole night I thought she was going to pop!  It was cute to see her so excited for the show. 

The usher was happy to take a picture of us.

Sara was happy to take a wicked close up of us.

To quote NKOTB the show was "Wicked awesome!"  Even if you're a guy.  So guys do one better than me and buy the tickets yourself.  You'll look like a hero and you would have probably ended up buying them anyway. 

Smart's Invade St. George!

Over Memorial Day weekend we met all of my immediate family in St. George (and even some of Sara's.)    It was a blast.  Here are some pics.

The highlight of the trip had to be Zion.  We spent two days there.  It was awesome.

Rick and Cher with all 6 grandkids.  In 8 months that number will be increased by 33%.

The always stunning Beetle and Mindy with a view to match.  (In three pictures this is the one where Beetle's eyes were opened the widest.)

Our hotel was a little questionable but the price was right and the kids had a ton of fun in the pool.

The adults had fun too!

Rig got in his last swimming of the summer.  Bummer man!

Livi and Annabelle were using the buddy system.

Caroline and myself were on the buddy system, because Sara forgot her swimsuit.

We got a visit from Steve and LeeAnn who were delivering Joe's bug to SLC.

Rig at the petting zoo ouside of Zion.

Our kids wear their helmets to zoos just in case.  I think they have both seen one too many episodes of

"When Animals Attack."

Caroline with Grandpa Ricker. 

We snuck in a visit to the St. George temple visitor's center.

I had to count it as my visit for the month. 

 

This is the only proof I have that we were all there.  Grandma Phil took us all to Larsen's for custard.

Rocky and Sara are enjoying the last of the easy life.

We rode our bikes to the end of the main Zion Canyon.  It was beautiful.  Like everything the pictures don't do it justice. It was 16 miles round trip.  Who was the first one done?  Grandma Cher of course. 

Rachel and Roman were both non-finishers.  They saw the whole canyon only by bus.  Better luck next year guys.

Livi put in two miles of uphill and three miles of downhill, but she looked so cute I didn't mind pulling her and her bike up in the trailer.

Rigdon matched his feat of two years ago by making it all the way up on his own again.  He is an animal!

The whole Smart clan put a hurting on the Godfather's Pizza Buffet like only the Smarts can.

The last three chances to marry into the Smart family.  

Get one while they're still hot!

(Roman forgot his shirts so he had to wear his garments.) 

If Zion wasn't the highlight, then the Bearclaw Poppy Trail was.  Here are my two riding partners.  I don't know who looked more girly Roman in his girlfriend's cut-off jeans and pink shirt or me in my spandex. 

 

Yes, it's as steep as it looks.

Roman taking the plunge. 

Beetle isn't hung-over.  It's just really early in the morning.

Beetle had a sweet wreck right after this, apparently he didn't read the fine print.

I can't decide which is more lame.  That we posed for this picture or that I am putting it on my blog.

Sara woke up early for a dawn patrol Bearclaw session, and when she finished she said "Gimmie some more of that!"

Not bad for a guy in cut-offs so tight they might limit his posterity and if they don't, the landing will.

We went on an awesome hike in Kolob Canyon with Beetle and Mindy and co.

Nursing with a view.  Mindy is a true granola.

P.S. I don't know why the underline is randomly showing up.