Monday, May 21, 2012

COME TAKE A WEEKEND TOUR WITH ME....

Our dog Cougar loves cooling off where ever he can find water.
Our daughter Lindsey took care of him for about a week and
took him for walks where he found a good old muddy creek
to cool off in!

Her little Sophia loves Cougar! They have a doggy door and
he would stick his nose through it and she would give him treats!


I found a sweet treasure... a whole roll of vintage contact
paper that had never been used. I cut it up and put it in
all my drawers and cupboards of my kitchen in our
St. George house.

I about died when I saw it on a shelf at a thrift store, what
a find indeed!


I found this darling vintage material and made....

Two kitchen valances for my vintage kitchen...love it!

Amazing what some hard work will do, looking much better
than those old oak cabinets did!


Three of my daughters came to St, George for
the weekend. We shopped for a graduation
dress for pretty Brickelle.

Sophia had fun playing peek a boo with grandma
from behind the mirrors.

I was tending Sophia over night while her mom and dad
were off celebrating their wedding anniversary. We had
lots of fun...she loved this little bath toy, when she would
squeeze it, it would blink bright lights!

Sophia loves her cousin Brody...he loves her too but thinks
she is a bit of a pest when he is playing his games!

We all walked down two blocks from our home to the water
park where the kids had tons of fun trying not to get splashed!

We then walked over to the temple, what a
feeling there is there. The kids climbed up to
the top of the stairs to be close to the temple.

The carousel at the park

Michael & Lindsey, off to celebrate their anniversary.

Too bad that on this same weekend this big bike got
totaled! Michael and a niece were on it and a man who
was trying to beat the light crashed into them...they were
ok but the bike was not! It was a scary thing and a blessing
that they were not hurt more than a few bumps and cuts!



The kids got to ride the Carousel so many times and they had
a blast being silly...Brickelle here and...

Natalie here..Yee Haw!

There was even a new married couple getting pictures
taken on it!

Natalie and Brody

Our St. George home sits 2 blocks from historic
downtown. This place has the best breakfast
food and sandwiches for lunch! Usually, there is
a line of people at the door but I took this picture
real early in the morning.


There are dozens of statues all over town, love that!

And water falls or some kind of water feature all over too.

This is my favorite little gift shop. It has the cutest things!
I bought a beautiful iron piece for the outside steep of our
house here. When we get it up, I'll show you.

There is Honeysuckle all over town and roses...I just can't
get enough of this beautiful place!

This is a old theatre and play house.

There are antique shops too...

Love all the statues, they even have a walking tour of them.

I went to the library too, this big beautiful painting hangs up on
one wall, it's an amazing size, love it!

Another fun place to lunch, my daughter Lindsey
and I went here one day, it was so good!

From all over St. George you see this...everywhere you
go, there it is! It really holds ones attention and it also
tells a wonderful story of the Mormon pioneers who built
it. Love it so much!

Another angle of it...

And another...

Amazing that pioneers could build such a beautiful
place...sacred to them and to us now. They gave all
that they had to build it, it tells quite a a story for them.

As you can see, there are 3 blocks here behind the temple...
Our home sits on the corner of the second block, we can see
the temple from our front porch at night, so lovely!

Hope you enjoyed the tour and I wish you could come
and visit me here in this lovely, beautiful town of
St. George, Utah!

(There are 2 more new posts below this one)

LOVE TO ALL

13 comments:

Julie said...

oh I would love to come and visit!!!! It is truly beautiful!!...LOVE how your toppers turned out on your kitchen windows...So cheerful to greet you every morning! Love cherries. :-) enjoyed this visit...moving to the next post!!

Betsy Brock said...

Oh how fun! You had a wonderful weekend. Glad nobody was hurt on that motorcycle, too! Looks like you're settling in your new home very nicely! And I'm glad you're still close enough for kids to come home and visit! :)

C'est moi Claudette said...

I love all 3 posts Julie. How fun to be decorating your new home and playing with the grands. I can hear it in your voice just how happy you are to be near your Temple.
Proud mama with all her girls.
You are beautiful.
Xoxoxoxoxo

MarySue said...

Hi Julie: What a gift just looking at all the beautiful photos of your beloved St. George. I am determined to check out this pretty place and not just stop for gas on the way to SLC. Wishing you a happy day.

Unknown said...

Julie, Julie, Julie!!! I have been gone from blogging for a bit (I just don't seem to have the time these days and I'm frustrated with how the new blogger functions!) and I have missed you! (And I don't know how to put you on my blog roll, because it says you are already there - but that's the old one ... ug!)

I love St. George too, and I think that temple is one of my very favorites! What fun pictures. Looks like you are getting all settled in! Enjoy!

wendy said...

you have been BUSY..putting all these posts together.
I love how the kitchen came together. Reminded me of when I decided to take my DARK wood kitchen cabinets and I painted them white...all by myself (was just after a divorce)....but wow, did I ever love the brightness and change. BUT I WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

loved all the pictures. So much fun to spend time with our grandkids.
soooo glad the kids were not injured in that bike accident.

Unknown said...

What a great post Julie! I've had a bit of trouble getting to your blog but i did it!
Love seeing your pretty town, the new cabinets look fabulous and of course your grands are adorable!
Hugs friend,
Cindy
Off to read the previous posts too!

Janet said...

Your kitchen curtains and cabinets turned out so pretty! Your town looks so nice and quaint, too! Glad everyone was okay, besides a few cuts and scrapes in the motorcycle accident.
Blessings,
Janet

Kerin said...

Good Morning sweet Julie!
I've sure enjoyed reading the all the posts that you've put together, and seeing all the pictures too!

It looks like you are right at home in St. George, and loving it more every minute.
I'm so happy for you.
You are getting so many cute things done on your sweet cottage, and it's looking so charming.

What a blessing it is that your SIL and rider were not hurt in the accident. How scary!
Hope he was able to get his bike replaced too.

Your grands are growing like weeds!
Someone should stop feeding them~~LOL!
They are all adorable, and sweet, and such a blessing to you.

Thanks for sharing some wonderful places with us.
Some are new to me, and others aren't.... but it certainly gives me some ideas of new places to go the next time we visit St. George.

Just a quick question... are you and your hubby going to work in the St. George temple?

Well, take care.
{{Hugs}}
Kerin

Maryjane-The Beehive Cottage said...

I love your curtains and the contact paper is a true find! Fun with the grandkids! I am sure they love to come visit you there. Your daughter looks so much like you! I am sure they had a wonderful anniversary riding that bike! xo

Gloria said...

Hi Julie!!

Your kitchen turned out darling! Great job you did. I love the new curtains you made to go with it. That vintage contact paper is adorable as well.

It looks like you are having a blast with your family and grandchildren! What a blessing they are...:)

I will have to stop back by later to catch up! I had my two oldest grandchildren all day today. They had a day off from school. We made oven baked Smores. Lots of fun!

It is raining here! Crazy weather!

Happy Memorial Day weekend to you!

xoxo...Gloria

Maria said...

What a wonderful time you've been having, Julie!
I just love your vintage finds and your kitchen sparkles!
As always, your family sparkles too!
God has blessed you so wonderfully!
*Wishing you a sweet week ahead*
~ Maria

Sydney said...

Such beauty all around and such fun. Love, love and love the carousel. Brings back wonderful childhood memories. Sophia is getting so big and ever so darling. Such terrific grands to enjoy. Such fun shelf paper and vinatage curtains. Yum.