The Register Way

Register Family vacations consist of mom drinking a bloody mary at 10:00 am, sitting on our butts on the beach all day (except for the daily bocce ball game), eating junk food of all kinds, filling up the cooler half-way through the day...you get the point. We are known for our "exotic" vacations which have taken place in St. Kitts, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Hawaii, etc.



One time we tried to go on a family ski trip in Vail, Colorado. We quickly learned our lesson and vowed to never have an active vacation again. We lost mom and found her in the woods lying down on her back crying, and my dad forced me to go down a really scary hill because he said if I was scared mom would never make it. Needless to say, mom spent the rest of our vacation in prime ski country, in the lodge, yet again drinking bloody marys.

So, my family came to visit for a lil' vacation in the burg a couple weeks ago and we went our 2nd ever family hike! The last time we all went on a hike together Dereck was 6 and kept on hiding behind trees and trying to scare us. This was getting old, so while he was hiding behind a tree, the rest of us decided to hide behind a tree as well and he came out to scare us and no one was there. He SCREAMED bloody murder and once again we vowed to never go on a hike again.

Luckily, we were able to muster up some confidence and had another go at hiking. After an hour of complaining about the long drive (it was a mere hour) and getting car sick going up the winding roads, we made it to our trail. Unfortunately we got confused and took the wrong way to the top (we took the route you were supposed to use on the way down), which meant a steep climb for a good 20 minutes. I almost puked. Dereck was sick. And, it almost ended in disaster yet again.

But the Lord was on our side and the Register family made it to the top and had a great time hanging out and taking pictures! These are some pics from our adventure on Skyline Drive!



Of course no Register family vacation is complete without some form of junk food. On the way home the guys had to reward themselves with some slow cooked ribs they discovered were being made on the side of the highway...