Utah Fun

Right after school got out on Friday May 31st we headed down to Utah to spend some time together as a family.  Craig's grandparents live in Bountiful and they graciously let us stay with them for 4 nights while we adventured around Utah.  We got in late Friday night and headed right to bed, it was so nice for everyone have their own room, it definitely made for better sleep.  Saturday morning we woke up to pancakes and bacon (Craig's grandma spoiled us the whole time with yummy food) and then we headed off to This Is The Place: Heritage Park.  We had never been before, but had heard great things.  The kids had a blast riding the train around the small town that they had created to replicate a pioneer town.  We made arrow head necklaces, panned for gold, rode the ponies, played with the goats and checked out all of the shops (blacksmith, leather, pottery, etc.)  The kids had a blast and we could have easily spent more time there if we didn't have a grumpy 2 year old that desperately needed a nap because of the late bedtime the night before.  We then headed back for nap time and I went for a run (which Bountiful is a terrible running town, way too many hills).  After nap we headed into Salt Lake to  grab dinner at the Red Iguana, seriously so good and totally worth the wait.  After hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa for a while we all then headed to bed.

Sunday morning we woke up and headed to church with Grandma and Grandpa and then went back to Salt Lake to temple square.  We walked around the temple grounds and checked out the tabernacle and the visitor center and conference center.  I loved how excited the kids were to see the temple.  After the temple we headed back for nap time and then checked out a few parks close to the house.  Craig's dad then got into town in time for a yummy Sunday dinner.  Craig's Aunt, Uncle, and cousin then came over for dessert and to chat.  The kids loved being around family that they don't get to see very often.

Monday morning we got up and got ready to head to Lagoon for the day.  We were excited that Stan was able to join us.  Brooklyn was stoked because she was tall enough to ride all but 5 of the rides and boy did she take advantage of it.  We got there just before the park opened at 11:00 and were ready to go when the rides opened up.  Brooklyn's first choice was the Scrambler and even McKay was big enough for that one.  We then headed right over to the Tilt-a-Whirl, which was a mistake on my part because I got super nauseous and was pretty miserable until we took a break for lunch.  After that it was just ride after ride after ride.  One or two of the adults would head with Brooklyn while the other went on a ride with McKay and then we would meet up for a ride we could all do together.  We got in line to do the Tidal Wave (the big boat one that rocks back and forth) and McKay got freaked out because everyone was screaming.  It took some convincing but we got him on the ride, but once people started to scream again then he lost it.  His face is priceless and I am so glad I got a picture of it.  He did eventually calm down before the ride was over and I swear he really did have a good time.  After Craig convinced everyone to get on the log ride and me and him getting completely soaked, we grabbed some lunch and some sprite to help calm my tummy.  After a little break we headed right back to the rides, Brooklyn was non-top the whole day, it made my amusement park loving mommy heart proud.  Right around 5:00 pm a lot of people were leaving the park so we were able to hit up a bunch of rides back to back.  I think she rode Colossus and Wild Mouse 4 times each and a few other multiple times.  McKay's favorite was definitely the carousel, which he rode at least 4 times.  Finally at about 6:30 we left the park and headed to dinner.  While we were trying to figure out where we wanted to go McKay was knocked out in the back seat.  He stayed asleep the drive to the restaurant, while we order and started to eat.  I finally had to wake him up so he would go to bed at a decent hour. We then headed back for a good nights rest before we took off for home Tuesday morning.

It was such a fun trip and we made so many great memories.  It was really nice to spend so much time with Craig's grandparents and for the kids to get to know them better.  The kids did pretty good on both drives (better than me at least). Such a wonderful time together as a family.  Can't wait to do it again.