we were invited to spend 3 weeks this summer with Grandma Miller. I am always excited to get away from the heat so we jumped at the chance. We love coming to Park City any time of the year. So hopefully I don’t forget anything but here’s a look at our first week in Utah.
On the plane the kids were great. I packed them their individual backpacks and they were responsible for their own things which was nice… I hate it when I hear “Mommy can I have……” all day long.. so they had snacks, movies, toys, books etc… so I was able to take care of Curtis. He was wonderful. He fell asleep on take off and woke up right before we landed.
And when we got off Grandma was there waiting!! Yea!!!
We have been asking Chloe and Connor what they wanted for their birthdays and all Chloe wanted was “earrings like mommy”. So after talking it over with Kiel I decided to get them done here in Utah. When I asked Kiel what he thought all he said was that he didn’t want to be there… he didn’t want to hear her cry. But she was great. She was so excited about her hello kitty earrings!!! She has let Grandma and I clean them every day. She tells me, “Mommy we’re best friends, we have earrings.” She’s been really careful not to touch them but she’s so proud of them. I do have to admit I felt a little regret right after because I feel like I lost my little girl. She instantly looked older..
On Wednesday Grandma and Grandpa Pedersen came down from Layton to spend the day with us. We decided to go ride the Gondola at the Canyons. The kids loved it.. It was such a beautiful ride up the mountain. It was a wonderful day. The kids loved being with Great Grandma and Grandpa Pedersen. I really think Chloe thinks their name is Great Grandma/Grandpa because they are Great. so cute.
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After coming back down from the mountain we hit the famous park city farmer’s market. We hit all of Mom’s favorite vendors. We got salsa, fresh corn, bread, cherries etc…. delicious eats!!
We then all came home and made lunch. We all gobbled up the fresh corn on the cob. That’s' one of Connor and Chloe’s favorite foods. Soon after lunch we all took a nap. Connor and Chloe conked out as well as Grandma and Curtis. Curtis loves to snuggle!
Thursday my Mom planned for us to go on the Heber Creeper (A fun train that takes you slowly thru Heber into the Provo Canyon) but unfortunately we weren’t on our game and we got lost and we missed our train… We rescheduled for the next week. But we decided to turn our lemons into lemonade. We found a nice park for the kids to play for a little while…
*side note… Curtis is 6months!!!
and then we went to the famous Heber spot, Dairy Keen. Delicious!!! And yes, this is how Chloe really eats her burger… She ate EVERY bite.
Connor was a little busy… he didn’t eat his entire lunch (not a shocker there…) but he loved playing with the train set and watching the train go around the restaurant.
Thursday night Erin and Grandpa came into town. We were excited to help Erin celebrate her birthday!! While Erin and I went out and had our nails done and went to lunch Grandma and Grandpa took the kids on a walk to a pond. They love playing with grandma and grandpa…
Friday afternoon Kiel flew in to spend sometime with us and to get out of the heat. Its never long enough but any time I can get Kiel out of town and relax I can advantage. That night Grandma and Grandpa Pedersen came down to join us for dinner for Erin. We went to Prime Steak House a Great spot on Main street. We love Erin… and we were so happy to be able to be with her on her Birthday.
Saturday we spend in Salt Lake at the children’s museum (mainly for Connor..) We celebrated Connor’s birthday a little early so Kiel could be with us while we celebrated. The kids loved running around and playing at the museum. We’ve been there a couple of times…
After the kids wore us out at the museum we went to lunch at the California Pizza Kitchen and instead of making a big cake for Connor Grandma made cupcakes. Connor wanted Chocolate cupcakes with “white frosting” so that’s what he got.
And with his Lego theme we added our own toppers:) ) Each cupcake had a different Lego character on it. Connor loved that and then collecting them all after. Silly boy. He loves his Legos.
The rest of the weekend included relaxing outside with Daddy, an Awesome treasure hunt Erin put together for Connor, going to church, playing cards and of course delicious eats.
Kiel and Erin left on Sunday : ( But Monday morning before Grandpa left we chipped in and helped with mowing the lawn. I don’t think Connor and Chloe were much help…..but they loved being outside with us.
Connor and Chloe have been sleeping in the same room together and one night I went in to check on them and this is what I found. Connor and Chloe fight hard but they are so sweet to each other for the most part. I know they love each other. They really are best friends.
I took this shot on the way to the airport to drop dad off. We haven’t been really good about getting the kids down for naps everyday, too much fun going on… But it’s a given every car ride Curtis falls asleep but for Chloe to fall asleep it’s a added Bonus!!
After we dropped off dad, my mom wanted to show me the new City Creek Mall in downtown SLC. Such a cool mall. The church really did a great job revamping downtown. I remember that mall being a bit depressing. But now it’s beautiful.
More to come.. but that’s our first week in Utah this summer!!
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