Dave and Jan enjoyed their first Christmas season in Cedar City with a welcome visit from son Stephen and family (Meagan, Ryan, and Erin). The city was decked out with Christmas lights in celebration of the season, so the family’s first evening included a drive through the downtown area and the Shakespeare garden area.

On Christmas Eve day the family headed up Cedar Mountain (Hwy. 14), stopping at Deer Hollow so Ryan and Erin could have a little fun playing in the snow.

The next leg of the journey took the family to the east entrance of Zion National Park.

On Christmas day a special breakfast of apple pancakes was followed by the traditional gift opening, then a drive up Cedar Mountain for some sledding on the snow before heading back home for Christmas dinner.

The day after Christmas included a brief stop at Cedar Breaks National Monument on the way for a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park – which Meagan decided was her favorite.

Cedar Breaks in Winter

With several people sick or out of town on Sunday (including Interim Pastor Fred and his wife Teri), it was nice to have Stephen’s family of four join the few who were able to attend morning worship at First Baptist Church in Cedar City.  Stephen’s family headed back to California at mid-day on Monday, just as a winter snow storm was starting to get serious, so the visit didn’t last too long, but the family managed to pack quite a bit into the few days Dave and Jan enjoyed having their “kids” and grandkids with them for Christmas 2020.