Playtime

Joseph and I are heading out of town for 4 days at the end of the week sans our kids. We are excited for some grown up time and for laid back mornings, and afternoons, and evenings...but we are feeling sad to leave our sweet mushers and so we've been packing in activities with them to make up for our time away!

On Saturday we had a late breakfast at McDonalds while the kids climbed around on the play gym inside. After naps, we took Bentley bowling for the first time. He was so cute in his little toddler bowling shoes and he loved the cool lights and watching his bowling ball slowly make it down the lane to hit a few pins. Cares "kept score" and was quite content to sit and eat snacks while we played.

From the bowling alley we headed straight up Little Cottonwood canyon and met John and Krista at Alta for dinner and a little evening hike. Joe and I loved watching the thermostat as we drove up the canyon. It started at 101 (yikes!) and hit 83 once we reached the parking lot--much better! The mountains were stunningly green and filled with wildflowers and plants taller then Bentley at times. We loved the scenery, and company, and when we headed down the canyon around 8:00 pm--it was 76 up there. Why did we leave?

Yesterday we had dinner with our friends the Schanzes whom we met while living in Phoenix. They now live up in North Salt Lake and invited us up for barbecued steak and salmon as well as fresh pesto and spaghetti--delicious. They are expecting twins in about a month and Joseph can't wait to design some crazy onesies for their baby girls.

Today we had our carpets cleaned and so we were up and out of the house by 8:30 this morning. When were delighted to end up at Cec's house and while Cares napped, the "big" kids played in the new splash pool. This afternoon we hung out at Grandma Bobbi's house (with no Grandma around since she is already in Lake Powell--this fact really bothered Bentley and he asked if she would be home soon and see him when he woke up from his nap--cute!) This is when we got to meet baby Savannah and visit with her cute mommy Katherine. Thanks for coming over Kath--and congrats again on your little one--she is beautiful and it is always fun to see you!

For FHE, Joseph took the kids to the park while I had some "maintenance" done at the spa (all having to do with hot wax and hair removal...I had an awesome time but luckily it was all very efficient). I met my little family at the park to see Cares bravely push herself down each and every slide, feet first while laying on her tummy--she loves it! And she just looks so little and dainty to be trotting around a playground but she is learning to be like her brother and it is amusing and delightful to watch them and play with them.