Day 2 and 3 of the Stay-cation: Park City!

 The first thing we did when we got to Park City was head to the outlets. We were going to go to the Alpine Slide, but it was a little bit cloudy and we didn't want to be on our way to the top of the slide when a storm hit, so we decided that we would wait until the next morning. After an afternoon of shopping, we checked in at our hotel and then we headed to the Baja Cantina for dinner.

It was delicious as always! So fun that this restaurant is right below the Park City Mountain Resort. 

After dinner, we went to the pool at the hotel and after Keldrie had worn herself out, we rented a movie from the front desk of the hotel and then watched it together. Kel picked Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure. We snuggled on the couch and watched it together. Russell went to sleep about half way though the movie and then Kel went to bed right after the movie was done. She was a good girl. 

The next morning, we walked out the front door of the hotel and to breakfast. The restaurant was called the Corner Store and it was delicious!  Even though Russell did tip my water over onto my lap. Lucky it was a warm day and I dried off quickly.

After breakfast, we headed over to the slide and Keldrie and I went down together! 

After Keldrie and I had gone on the slide, Matt left to go try out the Coaster they have up there. He has a blast on it.  While we waited, Keldrie rode the Merry-Go-Round....

...and the airplanes....

...and the Train!

My beautiful babies! They are both getting so big so fast! 

Before we headed home, we had one more place to visit that is an absolute must! The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory! Carmel apple with M&M's for me and Truffles for Matt.  Keldrie got White Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows, which I didn't get a picture of before she ate them. 

And do you see that hotel right behind the lift? Yeah, that's where we stayed! Awesome, huh? It was wonderful and a better deal than I could ever hope to get again, so we were glad to have gone! 

Next up, maybe I can blog about the 4th and 24th of July before the end of August!

6 Months Old!

So last week, our baby boy hit the half way mark to his first birthday. Seems like only yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital and now he is my active, playful, love-y boy.

Unlike Keldrie, Russell is my snuggle buddy. He loves to be snuggled and to "hold" my hands. Russell is fascinated with everybody's hands and you can often find him staring at either his own or someone else's hands. So much fun!

He is a good eater. He so far hasn't rejected any of the food I've given him. He just eats it up!

He has since graduated from the Bumbo chair to the real high chair and loves to play up in it while the rest of us eat togeher. He is also getting good at holding his own bottle, but I often times just have to hold him while he eats. It's too much fun!


Today was Russell's first time in the big boy bath tub! He is sitting up all by himself now so he got to say good bye to the infant tub and he was beyond excited to splash away in the big tub. He did knock himself off balance a couple of times with how hard he was splashing. 

Russell will be crawling very soon. He gets up on his hands and knees and then up to his toes and scoots himself forward. He can get where ever he wants these days. Yesterday we bought some gates to protect that little trouble maker. Keldrie thinks that she is something special because she gets to have the gate moved and Russell has to stay behind.

Right now my pleasant boy is just rolling around in front of me and is plenty happy with a smile from me from now and then. I'm so in love with him! He is the second man in my life! 

Love you little Fella!

Our Stay-cation! Day One

Okay, here goes! Matt and I found ourselves with a little extra cash a few weeks ago thanks to a part-time job I've picked up teaching swimming lessons. So we decided that maybe we could go to Park City and also to Lagoon! So on last Wednesday, we planned it all out and headed to Lagoon for the day!

First up was Lagoon-a-Beach! 

Keldrie was a little afraid of all the splashing caused by the other kids as well as the "volcano" that sprays the water but she got a little bit braver as the day went on. 

Yes, I was one of those crazy people who take their cameras into the water. 

After we played for a while, I wanted to get Russell out of the water and the sun. So Matt and Keldrie went and played some more while Russell and I played on the grass. 

Russell got real tired after a while. It worked out great for the next part of our day. We all got dried off and changed back into our clothes and headed for the kiddie rides! Keldrie had never been on any sort of amusement ride before and I didn't know how it was going to go...

Her first ride was a little dragon "roller-coaster". It mostly spun one direction and then stopped and went backwards. She was very brave while riding with daddy. While they waited in line, Russell went to sleep and continued to sleep for about two and a half hours. 

Keldrie and I went on the LadyBug Bop. She did NOT like it. At one point I said, "Wheeee!" and she yelled back "NO! DON'T DO THAT!" After that I just laughed the whole rest of the time, which probably made my attempt to comfort Keldrie by telling her that it was going to be okay come off a little insincere.  

She was a little mad! But luckily, she made some friends while waiting in line for the next ride and they made sure she felt brave and had a good time. Keldrie calls them her friends in green. 

Another ride with Daddy!

 The Swings!

The cars! 

The Airplanes! 

The cars again! She did go back a third time as well. 

Russell woke up in enough time to go on the Train and see all the animals! Matt and I got a kick out of the plaque that said that Lagoon's Zoo was the second largest in the state. But, honestly this time there were actually animals to see. 

Keldrie was too distracted by the train to look at my camera for the 100th time that day. 

After the train and a few more rides, Elaine met us at the drop off spot and took the kids back to her house for the rest of the day. That left Matt and I free to ride all the actual roller coasters together. We had a blast and none of the lines were very long. We rode a couple of the rides twice and since we haven't been to Lagoon since I was pregnant with Keldrie, (although I didn't know it at the time) there were a few new rides we had to do! Matt and I had such a blast! And we are so thankful for Elaine for not only watching the kids but driving down to pick them up. 

Next up with be our over-nighter in Park City!