Park City

Park City was so great this year! Last year when we went, I was very new to all the diet changes I made and it was hard. I couldn't seem to find that "Park City good feeling" that I normally get, but this year...I had it almost the whole time! The kids and I were able to have some time just to our selves a couple of the days and it was great to be there alone with out the extra noise of three other kids!

Saturday : The kids and I left around 2pm so we could head up to Sprouts to get groceries and then head up to Park City! My mom and Greg where there for a minute but then headed to John's grandma's birthday party so it was just the kids and I. My cousin, Kimber, had told me about a free concert up near our condo and I thought it would be fun to take the kids. We grabbed some dinner to take up and then headed on over. The evening started with a ride up a open and standing tram that scared the crap out of Alissa. She cried, no screamed, the whole way up, so she wasn't too thrilled. We headed up the hill to listen to the music and eat and found shortly after that that kids had no interest in the concert. I was trying to get a hold of Kimber while the kids played on a mini golf course. I finally got a hold of her, so she walked over to where I was sitting and saw Alissa jump and then fall into a little pond on the mini golf course. This cut our evening short because she was cold and wanted to leave. I had fun though, I never knew this area existed and I thought it was really cool!

Sunday : The kids and I had a great time this day! We started out with swimming at 10am on the dot! Mindy, John and the kids wouldn't be up until late, so we spent the day doing things Park City style (meaning, things I remembered doing as a kid and loved). While at the pool, Alissa met a boy that was following her around. The aunt of the kid walked over to me to explain that she text his parents saying he didn't want to leave because he was playing with a girl. The parents insisted "he doesn't like girls" and so she was recording her nephew flirting with Alissa to show his mom! It was too funny! We then headed to the game room for some pool and old school games. This room used to be hours of fun for us as kids! We took a walk around PC and ended up at the park I loved going to and were we've gone most every year. I played cards by myself, we relaxed and it was a great day!

Monday - Friday : because Mindy, John and the boys made it up late Sunday, the kids were eagerly waiting to go swimming at 10am when the pool opened. The kids pretty much went swimming two times a day the entire week! We did a puzzle, went on walks, played some more in the game room, bbqed, relaxed, played cards, did the Alpine coaster, jumped, had dinner, swam some more and had a lot of fun this week! One of the nights Trapper, Hunter and his girlfriend, Levi and his girlfriend came up and we did the whole night out for dinner thing, went swimming again and then Hunter, his girlfriend and Trapper stayed for a couple of rounds of Telestrations. I continue to tell people how fun this game is, but they don't get it until they are laughing so hard tears are in their eyes! My mom's drawings were hysterical, Alan left one of the answers on from a previous game which embarrassed Hunter's girlfriend (oh man, I can't think of her name) and we all had a blast! We made chocolate factory runs, swam some more, played more, bbqed more and thoroughly enjoyed the week! Grammy left early to be back at school, Mindy's family left Friday afternoon and the kids and I enjoyed watching "Night at the Museum" alone before heading home the next morning.

It was a perfect week and it makes me excited for next year!

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