Utah Part Two

After hitting the Old Navy sale in the morning on Wednesday the cousins came to see if we wanted to head to Trafalga in Lehi. They have the passes of all passes which got my kids in for free. However we were not the only ones there. It was super busy. We let the kids ride three rides and then we were done. Lucy ran away when it came to riding this ride. It worked out because there wasn't a seat for her anyway.  Jensen had his huge smile the whole time on this ride.

 

 

The second ride was the pirate ship.

 

 

 

The last ride was bumper boats which took over half an hour to wait for. Hunter said Jensen could ride with him. Jensen didn't realize that he wasn't supposed to be the driver. He totally took over the steering wheel. 

 

 

 

 

The soaking wet kids after the bumper boats. They were all happy with themselves. After we hit Sonic and then took the cousins to the Old Navy sale so they wouldn't miss out.

 

 

Jensen had asked Matt if he could go on a ride in the Mustang. Matt said he would take him for a ride to get ice cream. They were going around dinner time so we all headed to Spanish Fork to get a hamburger but Jensen got to ride with the boys in the Mustang. We all ate our meals at a park and then headed back home. Matt kept his word and bought Jensen a Frosty on the way home in the Mustang. Needless to say Jensen loved his ride.

 

 

Thursday was a busy shopping day. I told Quincy we were going to IKEA and he totally supported this idea since he didn't have to be dragged there. Dad was a good sport and drove us up there and loaded all of our goods for us.

 

On Friday, before picking Quincy up from the airport we went to the zoo. It was raining in the morning but once we got to the zoo the sun came out.

 

 

 

We went to the bird show soon after getting to the zoo. It was a pretty good show with lots of different types of birds. The kids loved the birds flying right over our heads and the talking parrot the most.

 

 

Before the show started they asked if the kids wanted to come dance with the parrot. I turned and asked Lucy if she wanted to go down. While I was asking her, Jensen just ran down to the stage by himself. He totally got into it. Can you spot him?

 

 

 

 

While we were at the show someone took Mom's stroller. She had put a bag of jackets on the seat and parked it next to mine. When we went to claim our strollers all that was left was the bag on the ground. There was another stroller that kind of looked like moms but was all beat up. Someone decided to upgrade and take hers.

 

 

Jensen and Lucy both took a dollar down to the stage afterwards. The parrot would take the dollar and put it in the box. Lucy just kept leaving hers on the top. She wasn't too sure if she wanted to get that close to the bird.

 

Alligator- the kids thought he was dead because he didn't move at all.
 

 

 

Grandma surprised the kids with stuffed polar bears after seeing the polar bears. She had even got Lego candy to go with. The zoo was having a Lego exhibit all around the zoo with animals all made out of Legos.  We came to a tree with monkeys on it and I totally thought they were real. There is a picture below of one of them.

 

 

Jensen was attached to this polar bear. It came up missing at bed time and Lucy was a nice sister and let him sleep with hers. We found it the next day in the playhouse so all is good now.

 

 

These penguins are made of Legos. They looked so real.

 

 

On the carousel ride Jensen wanted the polar bear but settled for the black bear.
 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for such a fun trip to the zoo! You both know how to make it such a special day. Jensen kept saying it was the best day ever after going to the zoo and we agree!

 

 

Lucy fell asleep on our way out to the car. She just doesn't now how well she has it right now. Jensen was a big help and pushed her throughout the zoo.

 

 

We picked up Quincy at the airport and then headed back to Provo. He decided we needed to hit JCW's while we were in town. We had already been there earlier in the week but not too many complained about going back.

 

Ella and Lucy = nothing but trouble.

 

Spring Break in Utah

Warning: This post contains lots of pictures but that's what happens when you spend almost a whole week up in Utah.

My parents invited us to come up for their spring break. I was totally up for it since we usually go up for a quick weekend and just don't seem to get everything done that I would like. I pleaded my case to Quincy and he said that I could go. It turned out to be a good week to go since he had work and had to write another talk (life of a high councilman.)

Day 1: Travel day and Brick Oven Pizza

I was kind of nervous about the ride up since I have never taken the kids anywhere by myself longer than an hour. I had fruit snacks, sippy cups full of "juice", children's cds and a portable DVD player within arms reach. They did great and we only stopped once in Filmore for a potty break, M&M's for the kids, and a Pepsi for me. The only problem we encountered was Lucy was right in the sun and didn't like it. She finally got inventive and put up her Olivia book as a shade protector and feel asleep.

Lucy enjoying freedom on Grandma's playground after our long car ride.

Lucy had fun with her cousins. Kadence even let her play doctor on her.


Ella and Lucy playing peek-a-boo. If only we lived closer.

That night we had Brick Oven pizza, one of my must haves while in Utah. It seemed to start our week long eating extravaganza.

My mom made my favorite 3-layered cake for dessert.

Someone else decided it was their favorite too.

Day 2: Grandma Camp, Zoo, and Costa Vida for dinner.

Before I had even got there we had planned to go to the zoo on Tuesday. The weather man put a damper on our plans with a good chance of showers. My mom being the party planner that she is had a back-up plan. She pulled out a complete dinosaur party with crafts, games, and prizes for all.

Jensen helping all his cousins do sand art.

Lucy trying to play pick-up sticks with dinosaur bones.

. . . until Jensen showed her really how to play pick-up sticks.

I turned around and he had thrown them everywhere!

Grandma Camp was a success but a picture of all the grandkids was not.
How come my kids always have to cry right when we pose for these?

Kayley, my niece wanted to make the three girls dresses. She even used her own money to buy the fabric. She has been working on them for awhile with help from my mom. While we were busy with Grandma Camp she took the girls and got them dressed. They turned out so cute. Thanks Kayley and Grandma for the fun summer dress. (Lucy is so ready for a nap at this point.)

After Grandma Camp it hadn't rained yet, so we loaded the car and headed to the zoo. It ended up being perfect because everyone else stayed home and we had a lot less busier zoo. The weather man was full of it too. No rain. The kids loved it of course.

Second attempt at a grandkids picture. Someday.

Lucy looking at the baby elephant. He was pretty cute.

My cute parents that took such great care of us during our visit.

Day 3: Shopping, lunch at Costco, Bunco and dinner at Red Robin.

I had to go to the mall to get Jensen a shirt for their pictures so Mom and I took my nieces to the mall. After we had pizza at Costco. This Costco had homemade gelato so good. Maybe it's a really good thing I don't live up in Utah just for that reason. The girls wanted to play Bunco which we did while the kids were having their nap. Later that night I picked Red Robin for dinner. By this time my pants were tight!

Tayla and Lucy at the mall.

Day 4: Pictures, two lunches and Museum

Not sure why this has become a tradition to get my kids pictures taken while we are up in Utah. I think I like my mom to help me and/or suffer with me. I will post the rest of these later since this is already a super long post. You can look at this picture and tell who didn't want to play along this time.

After pictures we were worn out. We had a light lunch with my sister at a pasta place that is Cafe Rio style. Then I met my friend Kim for lunch without kids at Kneaders. (so nice!) Later Mom and I decided to head to BYU to see if they would let us in the Carl Bloch Museum. He was an artist that painted pictures of Christ that the church uses a lot. I pulled the I'm from Vegas card and they still wouldn't let us in. It was too full. We went to the bookstore for a Jimmer shirt and suckers for the kids. We tried again and the lady let us in this time. We spent about a total of 10 minutes inside. My children thought it was fun to hear their echo in the quiet museum. I gave them their suckers to quiet them down but then they would just lick and then yell.

Day 5: Craft sale, lunch with Maria and dinner at The Smoking Apple

(Not sure why we don't have any pictures of this day. I think our cameras were worn out.)

Mom and I hit a sale in the morning. We always seem to do damage at those sales. After we went to meet Maria for lunch but ended up just getting Little Cesaers and meeting her at our house. Later someone mentioned dinner. We thought we were still full from lunch but we went anyway. I am so glad we did. They had the pulled pork sandwich I had been craving that I didn't get at the fair. They also had sweet potato fries. Fabulous! I am still dreaming about those things.

It was the perfect ending to our eating extravaganza!

Day 6: Heading Back to Vegas

The ride home didn't go as smoothly as the way up. Lucy made one mess after the other. Once I turned around for a quick look and she had a red goopy mess due to a fruit roll-up. She was covered head to toe in it. I am still finding red stuff in the car. We made it home eventually and couldn't believe that our week was over. We had so much fun (still didn't get to somethings) and can't wait till we can do it again!