We Love Mini Vacations!

Although our vacations don't seem like real vacations they are vacations to us, mini or not!!

At the end of May, Nate and my Dad went to Wisconsin to visit some friends that they met while bow hunting in Moab. Nate has known these guys for over 10 years and for the last few years they have invited him and my dad to come visit them in WI for some walleye fishing and turkey hunting. Nate loves to go there. Where they live it is very small town country style. It's the simple life for sure! I can't imagine it but he sure thinks someday we will be living there! Magna is small town enough, right?!

Walleye Fishing on the raft that they stay on for days and days. It's on a river that is behind Jeff's house (Nate's Friend) that goes into Lake Poygen. Nate says the river is huge.

My Dad, Jeff, Nate

As you can see there are several of these "rafts" lining the river. Nate says they build them and they actually have beds and tables and everything you would need besides a shower. Fishing on these rafts is their life there. Nate just thinks that is the coolest thing ever. (I think my husband was meant to be a born again redneck!)

Fishing on Lake Poygen! MMM!! More walleye. Nate and my Dad brought a ton of fish home and it's actually quite good considering that fish is not my favorite thing.

Since Nate and my Dad were gone my Mom and I decided we would go visit our family in Mesquite. We had so much fun! Just my Mom and I and Hayden. No plans, no running to Vegas, no weddings, no nothing!!! All I really cared to do was sit around relax and visit. We did do a few things which was fun but we weren't really on a time schedule so that was nice for a change. One day we went to St. George to shop and have lunch. It was also Mesquite days which I guess is a big deal for those Mesquitoes! So we went to the carnival and Hayden loved the rides. I thought it would be a good test to see if he was going to be scared of rides but he wasn't. So now maybe we can attempt lagoon!

Here's all the kiddos in Mesquite (minus baby Kalen).

Cheesy grinned Hayden on one of the rickety carnival rides.

We all had a great time on our separate mini vaca's. Next vacation though I am hoping is not a mini but rather a big family one! Maybe Disneyland!!! If only Nate felt the same. He just can't even imagine giving up one of his hunts for a trip to see Mickey. I guess we could go by ourselves but I don't want him to miss out on that! There is just not enough vacation time to take all the time off we want him too. We are still working on him though!