Park City

This is a weekend I look forward to all year. My friends and I from high school get together and spend a weekend in Park City. We had so much fun. This year Jerry and the kids came and stayed with Clyde and Jeannette Barson. They are wonderful hosts and Jerry got to spend time with Brent because Jill and I were together. I am not sure who had more fun but Jerry loves the Barson's and can't wait to go back again really soon! We left Friday morning and met up with Natalee and Roz in Sugarhouse. Nat and I shopped at Nordstrom Rack and had a great time. Avery was with us and did really well. We met Kristy, Andria and Roz at the Mexican Cantina in Park City for dinner. This has been a tradition for us. We went back to the condo and got all settled. Rachel, Jill and Mandy all came up later that night. Nat brought some magazines which provided hours of endless entertainment and we spent the night visiting. We all stayed up a little too late and apparently those who were still awake at around 3 am got a visit from Andria's friend (who is a boy, not to be confused with a boyfriend :>). Brigit came the next morning and we we hit the Tanger Outlets. Avery and I took the afternoon off to take a nap at the condo. Roz and Grant ended up going home that afternoon because Roz wasn't feeling well. We missed her! We had dinner and went to the movie that night (a first for Avery...she did really well in the theater.) Jill, Nat and I went to bed while the other crazy girls went out for a night on the town. Jill took Avery and I back to Springville the next morning to meet up with Jerry. We had an awesome weekend and I really appreciate everyone who organized the housing and put it all together. It is a wonderful blessing to have such great friends!

Softball

I haven't been very supportive of the whole softball season but I did manage to make it to the last regular season game and they won one of their two games AND the important this is I got to take a picture for documentation. Besides the "slide" injury I think Jerry has had fun.

Zion National Park

 

We took a trip to Zion National Park. This was Jerry's first time and he loved it. We hiked to the Temple of Sinewava. We decided one hike was enough for the first trip. There is so much history in the park and lots to see. We are grateful to be living so close.

Splash Park

Jerry got home early on Friday and we decided to get a pizza and go to the splash park. It was actually built by Jacobsen and is behind the new library downtown. The kids had a great time and we ended the outing by going to Blue Bunny for ice cream. It had previously been closed but is open again. It is so fun to be together as a family.

Our Favorite Burger Place

We just wanted to let you know IN-N-OUT BURGER has arrived and yes, Jerry did get a burger there on the first day it opened. He actually tricked me into waiting in line for him by asking me to "check it out" on the way home from the store. I drove in and ended up stuck in line for 30 minutes. He said his Double Double Animal Style burger was worth it!

Basketball Game

 

Landon and Lauren have started playing basketball. They take the laundry baskets and place them at each end of Lauren's room. They they invite you to the game and you get to watch. The great thing about it is they tell you what to say and how to cheer for them. It requires very little thinking and is also entertaining. Today Lauren's team was named STAR ANGRY. I asked her if she meant STAR ANGEL but she assured me it was STAR ANGRY (which is a very appropriate name for her personality at times). Landon's team was STAR COWBOYS (this can be attributed to his Dad's love for the Dallas Cowboys). I will let you guess which team won:>!

Saturday

We had big plans for the day but we ended up working on organizing our closet for most of it. I attribute this to the late start Avery and I had. Avery has not been a happy baby this week and we have spent a good portion of several nights together with her screaming and me wanting to! She has some tummy issues we are trying to fix but no such luck yet so Jerry let us sleep until 10 am. The cleaning of the closet is project always talked about but only done a few times a year which is why I chose to document it with photos. Jerry also did some spring cleaning and of course we did laundry which is a constant thing at our home. Lauren and Landon made up a fishing game which I also chose to document. They spent a good portion of the day doing this while we cleaned and organized. All in all it was a successful day with the highlight being loading the car with bags to take to the Deseret Industries.

Mud

We had a playdate today with Sue and Monu. Sue had Dustin bring home pizza dough from the Pizza Factory and the kids made mini pizzas. They tasted so good and the kids had great time making them. The house they are renting has a yard which is fun for the kids. Landon dug a hole, put water in it and made mud. You can imagine how that turned out. Monu had never had mud on him before and was not sure he was happy about it. Lauren and Landon had a ball. I eventually threw them in the car and came straight home for a bath. Unfortunately the red mud is not the easiest to clean up but I kept reminding myself they were having fun. Isn't being a mom the best?!