Paige and Austin had a week off from school, so we decided to take advantage and go somewhere we haven't been before, but still close by. We decided that place was Eden, UT. We couldn't have asked for better weather and a more beautiful place. We went on a hike at Snowbasin, Brian golfed, we played a little putt-putt golf, hit a few tennis balls and just enjoyed being together as a family. We were able to have my mom and dad come over night one of the nights and they went on the hike with us. It was great! After our 3 nights in Eden, we went to Salt Lake to be with Brian's brother and his family. We went to Discovery Gateway, which we loved because it reminded us of COSI in Columbus. Austin's favorite place was the construction area. Bryn's favorite place was the magnet area. She could have stayed there for hours. Bryn screamed when we left to eat dinner! Paige's favorite part was "everything". She especially loved the pretend area with the grocery store and the play house. After playing there for a few hours, we ate dinner at the SkyBox with the HUGE projection screen and the arcade games. Austin is still asking to go eat and play there again! Of course, I forgot to get the camera out of the car while we were there, so no pictures of our time with Tom, Em, Ethan, Ashley, Jane and Lucy. Just know that we had a lot of fun and enjoyed each other's company immensely!!! ;0)
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| Our first night at the condo in Eden. I love this picture! Bryn was so excited to eat at the bar with the other 2! |
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| Here's Austin and my dad at our stopping point. We could have gone a little higher, but the kids were done. My mom and dad ended up going to a peak a little higher than this, but Brian, the kids, and I made our way back down the mountain. We figure the hike was about 4 miles and the kids did quite well. Paige walked most of it by herself (she had a few piggyback rides from daddy). Austin was on Bri's shoulders for about 1/3 of the way. Bryn was on my back in the baby carrier the whole way, obviously. :0) She cried most of the way down the mountain because she was so tired, but at least it's shorter going down the mountain then going up!! |
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| Grandma and Bryn hanging out at the top. It was a little windy at the top as you can see from my mom's hair! :0) |
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| Don't ask me why Brian didn't turn the camera to take this picture so it would include Austin! It's a cute picture of Paige, though! ;0) |
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| If you look closely at the ridge in the middle, you can see my mom and dad. |
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| Besides Bryn waking up early, she did really well on our trip. She was so happy! She learned to stand up completely by herself and even took 6 steps while we were gone. If she made up her mind to walk all the time, she could. She just hasn't decided that it's very important yet! ;0) |
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| On our hike, the kids picked up several rocks and we put eye and mouth stickers on them. They turned out so cute. As you can see, Paige and Austin were (and still are) very proud of them. Bryn was pretty excited about them, too. :0) |
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| Paige showing us how it's done! |
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| Bryn just followed us around the putt-putt course. She LOVED it!! |
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| We found a little playground after golfing. They had fun on this, also. |
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| Bryn loved the slides, too. She ended up going up the steps, getting on the slide, and sliding down all by herself by the time we left. She would have done it a hundred more times if we let her. She didn't want to leave. |
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| Paige didn't play on the playground equipment at all. She was too excited to build this awesome sand castle all by herself! I personally LOVE the flag on the top made from a twig and a leaf! |
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| Here's Bryn showing us that she can do it all by herself!! |
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| Walking back to the condo. |
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| A shot of the main living area of the condo. It was a great little place to stay! |
