Every President's Day we have a soccer tournament and this year was no different.  We travel south to where there is no more snow and let the boys out on the field to remember how to play outdoor soccer again.  It's a fun tournament and it's always so nice to warm up and hope that spring will come to SLC some day soon!

 

The team did really well in their games.  We won the first game 3-0, won the second game 5-0, and tied the third game 1-1.  That put us in the semi-final and we lost 0-1 in that game.  It was a nice tournament and we enjoyed our time in Mesquite, NV.

 

After the games were over we had an afternoon left to explore the area.  We headed out about 40 miles to the Valley of Fire and hiked/climbed around.  We went with a teammates family, the Hathaways and it was a very enjoyable afternoon/evening hike.  At one point the kids took off ahead of us and climbed up the cliffs trying to get to the highest point.  After a while we lost sight of them and Dave had to run up to find them.

 Some of us stayed behind and waited, and waited, and waited for them to come back.  Even after we saw them on top of the bluff it took another 30-45 minutes for them to come back.  It was nice to be able to chat and visit while they were gone.  It really is a beautiful part of the country with all the red rock, wind swept formations there.

 After another night's stay we traveled back north to the cold and winter...blah!  It was a cruel reminder of how much I love the warm weather and don't care for the cold and snow here.  Overall a good time, even though I was sick.