I checked the weather forecast for our trip and a big storm was suppose to happen the morning we were leaving and basically covering all of I-15 through the state. I had just had a scary drive in a crazy storm and knew I didn't want to do that again. We decided to leave the night before and stay in Cedar City. My parents did the same and so they watched the other kids while we went to the temple Friday morning. It was so beautiful. We went to the Cedar City Temple open house two years ago so it was really fun to go back.
There is a statue of my ancestor, Helen Foster Snow, on the corner by our hotel in Cedar City. Of course we had to drive by and take a picture of it. My dad hopped out and told us about her and we loved having him be in the picture. We also drove by the house she lived in by SUU.
We got to Las Vegas Friday afternoon and checked into our hotel. It wasn't that warm outside and the pool wasn't that warm but that didn't stop my kids from taking a quick dip in the pool.
Jameson's team played that night and won!!! After a rough fall season it felt so good to start the tournament with a win! We celebrated by going to Steak n Shake.
Saturday morning he had his second game. They lost but they played hard and that's all I can say about that. Ali's family came to Vegas with Katelyn's team so we all went to lunch at Sweet Tomatoes. I love the salads there but not so much the rest of the food. We only go there every few years and I think that is why. I remember how yummy the salads are and forget how unsatisfying everything else is and then we go back.
We had some free time in between games. There are so many exotic cars in Vegas. Up until that point the kids were constantly pointing out cool sports cars on the road. Marshall found a Lamborghini Dealership so we walked around and checked out the cars.
Sienna went with Ali's family for the afternoon to Katelyn's game. Look how pretty the grass is where Katelyn played. The Vegas Cup is a huge tournament and has games all over the valley. Jameson's team played in Henderson on the opposite side of the valley from Katelyn. As you can see in the next picture he didn't have the luxury of nice green grass.
On the plus side the lack of grass was similar to a gym floor which is what they are all used to playing on since they are playing futsol. James's last game was a win. It was a great way to end the tournament for them. It was great for us because it meant that they wouldn't have to advance and play on Sunday. It might sound funny to some because we were happy about not winning the tournament. Here's the thing though, soccer is not life. Life is all about becoming more like Christ so playing soccer on Sunday is not a priority and it breaks the commandment of keeping the Sabbath holy. We left it up to James to decide if he would play with his team if they were to have a game on Sunday. He told us ahead of time that he wouldn't. I'm glad he is developing his own testimony of keeping the Sabbath Day holy.
