Family Vacation: Shakespeare & Maggie Moo's

Day Three of our vacation was even more relaxing than Day Two, if that is even possible. I sent the kids to breakfast before it closed at 10, and then we sort of lounged around before going to lunch at The Pizza Factory, which by the way always "gets" me with their divine BreadTwists and fabulous Salad Bar. We have one in Salt Lake and are even more excited they are building one in our town!

Anyway, after lunch we went to see Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing". We had third row seats on the side, which was really nice. The kids enjoyed being that close to the stage and the actors did such a fabulous job bringing out the characters that in spite of the "language" they really understood what was going on, especially the boys. I had to explain a few things to my daughter, but even she enjoyed it. It was lively and super funny. My middle one, who is the quiet solemn one even said to me yesterday, "Thanks mom. Both of the shows were good." The fact that he even SPOKE about them means he enjoyed them.

After the show we walked a little around the campus and took a peek in the "Shakespearian Theatre". (our shows were in other theaters) There was a rehearsal going on, so we couldn't take pictures, but it was cool to see the outdoor theater and the architectural design. We took a few pics of the campus, and I may have just sold my son on the idea of coming here for college in a few years.

Of course we came back to the hotel and relaxed and swam and ate dinner and then watched movies until we fell asleep. It was a good day! Here are a few pics!

Family Vacation: Ninjas, 39 Steps and a Lighthouse!

For day two of our vacation we ate lunch at a place called Ninja's Japanese Steakhouse. The kids were sad they don't fire up their tables until dinner, but with my budget, we are doing sit down restaurants for lunches, not dinners. It was still fun. We watched the Sushi chefs at the sushi bar and we got our fill of good food too. We especially enjoyed their Tempura Roll, Beef Negimaki, and Chicken Yakitori.

Following the Ninja Steakhouse we went to see the Providence Lighthouse. It is a landlocked REAL lighthouse here in Cedar City. The developers of the new shopping center plaza were asked to create a "buzz" and make this shopping plaza unique. They had a lighthouse disassembled in Europe, shipped over here and reassembled. It is the "Providence Lighthouse" and "lights the way" to the shopping. You can see it from the freeway too, so I am sure it definitely created a buzz!

That afternoon we went over to our matinee performance of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps". It was totally hilarious as 4 actors played roughly 150 different characters. The scene changes were uber quick as were the costume changes. This is, hands down, one of the best plays I have ever seen. The kids absolutely loved it and we all laughed and laughed. We had front row seats to this performance, which was even better!

Afterwards we took a quick peek around SUU campus and then headed back to the Abbey Inn for dinner and swimming. It was a nice day and very relaxing! Here are a few pics!