This past week we partied and partied! And we didn’t drive 8 hours to do it! (Josh had originally planned on us going to Denver, but I was a wuss about the drive and ultimately managed to sell him on the staycation idea.)
We started each morning with a fun continental breakfast because breakfast at the hotel is one of the kids’ favorite parts of vacations. We had fun sugary cereals, those huge muffins that are actually just cake, English muffins, juice, frozen waffles, fruit, etc. And even though we had the same options each day nobody ever seemed to get tired of it!
Anyway, some of our excursions for the week included the zoo, the pool, the splash-pad, BYU and the Bean museum, Bridal Veil Falls, new parks, and lots of restaurants!
Helen in the swimming pool for the first time! She loved it!
Something really fun about our swimming pool trip was seeing Fay and Carter using their newfound skills from swimming lessons. I think it was a confidence booster for them to be able to practice their skills without the assistance of their teachers. I was very proud of them.
At Bridal Veil Falls. It was so beautiful up there!
Being at the waterfall reminded me again just how much I love being in the mountains! I think we’ll need another hike this week…
Playing in the fountain at BYU campus.
We went to BYU to give the kids a little idea of what college was like for us; but they mostly didn’t care about the stories, and just wanted to run around and play on stuff. But it was fun and nostalgic for me. It’s so crazy that we have been gone from BYU longer than we were ever there.
At the zoo!
The Hogle zoo is basically a completely different place than it was when I was kid. It is SO NICE! It was also PACKED when we went. I’m so glad that it is being well cared for and well loved.
Splash pad!
I actually didn’t go to the splash pad with the kids. Josh let me stay home all by myself! (I read a book just for fun!) But I heard that everybody enjoyed it. Helen slept. 🙂
It was a good adventure for the week, and I have put another sticker in my passport! I think it is going to be a rough adjustment to go back to work this week. Fortunately, we have another reason to party this week: Josh Day!