The Pipester gets a bath

 Here's the Piper all dressed for the first time.  Look how cute she looks! She is up to about 4 lbs.  Way to go.

She looks so content all snuggled up in the blanket

She got her first real bath

Shes up to this size in the diapers.  

She's doing so well.  I can't wait for her to get bigger and breathing and come to see her Grandma!!  

St. George Tuacahan

After the golf tournament, I arrived home on Sunday, and on Monday I turned around and headed back to St. George.  Michelle and I had tickets to Tuacahan.

On our way, we stopped in Fillmore to golf.  It is a great course and a nice break about two hours in to play 9 holes.  It is just 9 holes anyway.  Here's Michelle showing her skill

Great time was had by all.  Then we headed the rest of the way to St. George.  Tonight was Finding Nemo.  We parked on Row 6.  Gotta take a pic in case we get liqured up and forget.  Or we just forget all on our own which is more like it.

This was our least favorite shows in a LONG time.  Like 2/10.  They do a great job, but it was just not very good.  At least it was only 55 minutes with a 15 minute intermission...

Next day we headed to the Foot Spa for a massage.  It was fantastic.  We kept our clothes on, and got a 60 minute massage.  It actually helped my knee.  I think the massaging got all the fluid moving and so it felt better.  It is a definite every time I end up in St. George.

Next show was Grease.  It isn't usually one of my favorites, but it was fantastic.  I really liked it.  They left out some of the scenes I don't like, like the track team try out which was fantastic.  

I don't usually like it because in the end, Sandy has to be a slutty girl to fit in.  But this time, I didn't get the same vibe.  She did change her appearance a bit, but not so much.  It was really good. 

Michelle decided to do these stairs.  They are up by the old airport and you walk down or up them.  She decided to walk down and up.  I decided to watch from the top as my knee hurt.  Down is the worst.  She made it back in about 10 minutes. She did great.  She is cool like that.  

Last show was Les Mis.  This is absolutely the best of the three of course.  I had seen it in June but it was every bit as good as it was in the summer.  It was super long, so that might be why the did a shorter one, Nemo in the same season. 

Headed back home after 3 days.  Stopped in Fillmore again to golf.  We did soo well, we got a Senior Discount this time.  Funny, if we remember to ask, we usually get one.

Great trip.  Til next year!

Bank of America Golf Tournament - Part 2

 Friday we headed over at the same time.  I have hurt my knee so I have this brace on it.  I was a bit worried I couldn't walk but this brace helped.  Started out with breakfast and a shuttle to the 18th hole.  We are professionals now so we know where to go.  

Leaderboard that was on our hole.  It was fun to watch the board change.  I thought everyone had one on their hole.  Nope, we did because I think we were the last hole.

This is Max Homa.  He is one of the more prominant PGA players that showed up for the tournament.  He is also one of Mark's favorite players.  

Tony Finau was also a prominant player.  He is from Rose Park, just down the street from my house.  He hit a drive on our hole, that went ot into the lava rocks, then bounced back in the fairway.  THEN his second shot, we heard this loud noise from the gallery.  He hit is second shot and hit the roof of the gallery right behind us and bounced somewhere behind it.  This photo is the relief he got from his wild shot.  I was that close to him.  He was deciding what to do.  He did have a really great line to the green from there.

Tony on the green

He ended up taking two putts.  I thought for sure he would have a double bogie or more.  Nope he took a par.  He didn't make the cut or Saturday play however.  He finished -2 and you needed -5 to stay for the weekend.

Here's his wife doing her social media thing at the tournaments.  I don't think his kids go to school

If you look closely, you can see a ball stuc in or chair thing.  Sandra and I took our stuff and moved out of the way and let the Rules official decide the call.  It was just a drop a club length away.

We ended up going to Culver's on or way home and then we went to the hot tub to rest or aching bones.  We are old.  Great day.  

Golf Tournament part 3 and a Marathon

Saturday at the Golf Tournament started with Andrew running the St. George half Marathon.  Mark sent me the app so I could follow him. I wanted to meet him at the finish, but we had to be over to the golf tournament before the finish.  I followed him and Sandra told me he had a great pace. One time he was a but longer and she said he must be going up hill.  

I also followed Hayden and Ty Miller since Mark told me about the app.  

This is Andrew's time.  He did such a great job.  He ran with his friend TRex.  I couldn't follow him because I didn't know his name.  They both did great.  I can't imagine running 13 miles.  Andrew said he felt ok, but hurt from the waist down.  

Back to the Tournament for Saturday.  I got the same great spot probably because my knee hurt so bad.  

Watched Max again.  He made the cut so he came around again today.

This is Emillo Grillo.  He is also a good one on the PGA.

Saturday was our last day to volunteer.  We didn't go on Sunday for the finish.  I think 3 days was enough to volunteer.  We got some great Swag.  A polo, Jacket, and a hat.  I also bought two other jackets from last year and a polo.  They were super discounted.  It was fun to be so close to the action and watch the players come and play the 18th hole.  It was great!  Loved it.

Then before we left town we got this

Until next year

Bank of America Golf Tournament Part 1

 Spent the weekend in St. George at the Bank of America Golf Tournament at Black Desert Resort.  It is a new course and very difficult

We signed up to Volunteer.  Sandra and I were assigned to the 18th hole.  Kim and Victoria was assiged to hole 17 where our friend Ted was a hole captain.  Not sure why Sandra and I got shifted to hole 18.  

We rented a van, and Sandra, Kim, Victoria and I rode together.  Here's our Maverick stop in Fillmore.  Of course we have to stop there.  

We stayed at our usual Air B&B place.  We headed over to the course bright and early at 7:00 am.  We got breakfast every morning and we looked for our name on the banners they had around the volunteer tent in Parking lot 7.  The first tee times were around 7:35 am but they wouldn't be to our hole until about 9:30 am.  Tee times were off the #1 and #10 tee.  

We shuttled to our hole and we got or assignment.  We were Gallery Marshalls. Which meant we held up Quiet Please signs when the players were putting.  

We  were able to bring a chair. 

Looking up the 18th hole.  We couldn't even see the tee box.  We couldn't see the players until they were taking their second shot.  It was a LONG par 5.

Sandra in Action

I'm in action too.  :)

 

This is the path the players took leaving the 18 hole

Map of the course that isn't good..

Players coming down the 18 fairway