I haven't even been in Utah a week yet...but we have done so much in this short amount of time..it feels like longer. A little recap of our time so far...
Friday woke up at 2:30 to drive to the Oakland Airport to catch a 6:30 am flight. The kids loved the airplane ride so much they fell asleep. I think it was the early wake up call. My mom picked us up at the airport and we stopped at my Brother Bryant's house to see their 10 day old baby, Zach. He is a cute baby. Then we dropped Eric off at his brother Mike's place so he could fix his 1984 chevy that he is selling here in Utah. I came back to my parents and unpacked and then took a well needed mini nap.
Friday Night my parents took the kids to a ward campout dinner. So Eric and I had a great night out. We met some friends at the "Smokehouse BBQ and Pizza" Restaurant. It was great to visit with our friends. Erics childhood buddy came with his family. It was so nice to meet and visit with them. Mike, Clint and Tiana came as well. We ate great food (too much) and had great conversation. It was a wonderful dinner date. We then went back to Mikes and played a game.
Saturday..Eric woke up bright and early. He was ready to get the day going. I was not! So he googled cars to look at. He thought it would be nice to test drive some Acura's So we did. We drove one Acura TL and hated the color and look. It didn't drive smooth either. But then we drove another one that was totally opposite. It was well kept up, drove nice, colors were perfect, etc...Eric wanted it! So guess what...we bought it. We had been wanted to buy a new car for awhile but was waiting for the right time. So I guess Saturday was it.
Saturday Afternoon we had a BBQ at my parents and Eric had Dustin and Krista come over an visit. It was really nice to visit with them. We were going to go boating but the weather wasn't good enough so we just relaxed for the afternoon.
Saturday Night we went to Salt Lake (I can't believe we had to drive 30 minutes to the restaurant..JK...Living in No Cali we drive at least that or longer to get to anything). We went to dinner at Mayan Restaurant. It wasn't that good. It is mexican food. I wasn't impressed but they have great entertainment. The setting is jungle, trees,etc..they have a huge rock mtn, waterfall that they divers dive off of. It is really cool. They dive at least 4 stories because we were on the top floor. It is really cool. We then watched the new Transformers movie on an Imax theatre. It was really cool. Eric LOVED it! I thought it was ok...A LOT of cars transforming and lots of action. Again it was a late fun night.
Sunday...Mike and Shawna blessed their baby, Brady. He is so stinking cute. He is a good baby too.
After thae blessing...Eric and I took the kids to Salt Lake again to see Erics friend from Sunnyside, WA Mike Garrett. His family is so cute. His wife, Laura is going to have a baby soon. She looked so cute pregnant. They were so sweet and gave us Sunday Brunch. It was so yummy.
We then headed back to Orem and then down to Spanish Fork to spend the day with Ryan and Dakota, and Mike and Shawna. It was fun. We had dinner and visited. The kids had fun seeing all the farm animals and playing on their 3 acres. Then to finish off the evening Erics buddy from WA came over and visited him. And then Michael an Jamie. It was a crazy busy day.
Monday...Eric drove 15 hours home in the new car! He hates construction. But he loved his new car and XM Radio. He made it safe and sound. I am so glad. I relaxed and then headed over to my friends house, Brittney for the day. The kids played and we just talked. It was nice to visit. We were friends from 3rd grade on...She was my best friend growing up. Monday Night we went to FHA with my Dads ward. They did a slip-n-slide down a mountain. It was long, fast and muddy. I didn't do it but the kids did. They had a great time.
Tuesday...Brooklyn and I went to the dentist. She was great but has her first small cavity. I then did shopping for Lake Powell and took a small nap. It was a low key day.
Wednesday...I took the kids to Seven peaks waterpark with Brittney and her boys. It was so much fun. The kids loved it. It was really warm and sunny. We went down water slides, played in the kids pools, lazy river, wave pool, ate food, etc..it was nice. I then did some food prep for lake powell and packing for our next adventure...Boise, ID.
So that is our trip so far...Like I said...it has been very busy but fun. I leave for Boise tomorrow and come back and leave for Lake Powell!
Time flies when you are having fun!
PS I will add photos soon..once I get some from Mike's Camera.
Friday woke up at 2:30 to drive to the Oakland Airport to catch a 6:30 am flight. The kids loved the airplane ride so much they fell asleep. I think it was the early wake up call. My mom picked us up at the airport and we stopped at my Brother Bryant's house to see their 10 day old baby, Zach. He is a cute baby. Then we dropped Eric off at his brother Mike's place so he could fix his 1984 chevy that he is selling here in Utah. I came back to my parents and unpacked and then took a well needed mini nap.
Friday Night my parents took the kids to a ward campout dinner. So Eric and I had a great night out. We met some friends at the "Smokehouse BBQ and Pizza" Restaurant. It was great to visit with our friends. Erics childhood buddy came with his family. It was so nice to meet and visit with them. Mike, Clint and Tiana came as well. We ate great food (too much) and had great conversation. It was a wonderful dinner date. We then went back to Mikes and played a game.
Saturday..Eric woke up bright and early. He was ready to get the day going. I was not! So he googled cars to look at. He thought it would be nice to test drive some Acura's So we did. We drove one Acura TL and hated the color and look. It didn't drive smooth either. But then we drove another one that was totally opposite. It was well kept up, drove nice, colors were perfect, etc...Eric wanted it! So guess what...we bought it. We had been wanted to buy a new car for awhile but was waiting for the right time. So I guess Saturday was it.
Saturday Afternoon we had a BBQ at my parents and Eric had Dustin and Krista come over an visit. It was really nice to visit with them. We were going to go boating but the weather wasn't good enough so we just relaxed for the afternoon.
Saturday Night we went to Salt Lake (I can't believe we had to drive 30 minutes to the restaurant..JK...Living in No Cali we drive at least that or longer to get to anything). We went to dinner at Mayan Restaurant. It wasn't that good. It is mexican food. I wasn't impressed but they have great entertainment. The setting is jungle, trees,etc..they have a huge rock mtn, waterfall that they divers dive off of. It is really cool. They dive at least 4 stories because we were on the top floor. It is really cool. We then watched the new Transformers movie on an Imax theatre. It was really cool. Eric LOVED it! I thought it was ok...A LOT of cars transforming and lots of action. Again it was a late fun night.
Sunday...Mike and Shawna blessed their baby, Brady. He is so stinking cute. He is a good baby too.
After thae blessing...Eric and I took the kids to Salt Lake again to see Erics friend from Sunnyside, WA Mike Garrett. His family is so cute. His wife, Laura is going to have a baby soon. She looked so cute pregnant. They were so sweet and gave us Sunday Brunch. It was so yummy.
We then headed back to Orem and then down to Spanish Fork to spend the day with Ryan and Dakota, and Mike and Shawna. It was fun. We had dinner and visited. The kids had fun seeing all the farm animals and playing on their 3 acres. Then to finish off the evening Erics buddy from WA came over and visited him. And then Michael an Jamie. It was a crazy busy day.
Monday...Eric drove 15 hours home in the new car! He hates construction. But he loved his new car and XM Radio. He made it safe and sound. I am so glad. I relaxed and then headed over to my friends house, Brittney for the day. The kids played and we just talked. It was nice to visit. We were friends from 3rd grade on...She was my best friend growing up. Monday Night we went to FHA with my Dads ward. They did a slip-n-slide down a mountain. It was long, fast and muddy. I didn't do it but the kids did. They had a great time.
Tuesday...Brooklyn and I went to the dentist. She was great but has her first small cavity. I then did shopping for Lake Powell and took a small nap. It was a low key day.
Wednesday...I took the kids to Seven peaks waterpark with Brittney and her boys. It was so much fun. The kids loved it. It was really warm and sunny. We went down water slides, played in the kids pools, lazy river, wave pool, ate food, etc..it was nice. I then did some food prep for lake powell and packing for our next adventure...Boise, ID.
So that is our trip so far...Like I said...it has been very busy but fun. I leave for Boise tomorrow and come back and leave for Lake Powell!
Time flies when you are having fun!
PS I will add photos soon..once I get some from Mike's Camera.
