Park City for the Holiday!

Daddy was out of town for work most of the time our visitors were here. It was weird with him being gone so much. Anyways he got home in time for dinner Saturday night (that was the only meal with all of us together). By Sunday afternoon everyone had left. We were thinking about what we wanted to do for the holiday, and it was looking like cool and yucky weather. He came up with the idea to go to Park City and check it out. It's only a couple of hours away and we hadn't been there before. So, we left Monday morning after breakfast and planned to stay the night and come back home Tuesday afternoon.

We arrived just in time for lunch! The downtown area reminded us of Eureka Springs, AR and Jackson, WY - very cool! We thought it might be a neat place to go back and visit without kids and a stroller - ha! The downtown was just right on the side of the mountains and you could see the ski routes! The place where we ate dinner was right next to the city lift, to just ride up the mountain, so convenient during ski season!

Anyways, so here they are during lunch! I guess I'm always taking the pictures.
Oh, it was cool there too of course, there were even some snow flurries while we walked around!

After lunch we went to the chocolate factory for dessert!

Then it was getting cooler so we decided to go check out the Olympic Park Museum. Here's the view of some of the ski runs on the mountain as we were driving up...

We "broke in" our new stroller on this trip! It has a place for 2 to ride, so Madilynn got to enjoy riding this time as well.

Madilynn "skiing"

Photo op with the bobsled!

Daddy wanted Mommy to get in too!

Madilynn's skiing!

Elizabeth not sure what's going on!

the pool

We'll have to go back another time and get the whole tour (when the kids are older). We'd love to go up and see the bobsled track. You can even take rides on a bobsled. They had a zip line ride also.

Then we got checked into the hotel and did some swimming (indoors of course)!

I think Elizabeth is posing saying "cheese"

After swimming we went to dinner and then went to the outlet mall, well really the girls just played on the playground at the outlet mall for a little while. Michael and I found a TCBY and were so excited to get some white choc mousse, then it ended up not being any good at all - we were so disappointed! The next morning we went back to the outlet mall for a little shopping before heading back home. It was a very easy drive and not far at all, we'll have to do that again sometime. We thought though let's go ahead and go while we don't have an infant just yet! We really enjoyed our time together!

I just though I'd go ahead and throw these pics in too since they were on the camera. Thursday afternoon Madilynn & Elizabeth reading books. Look Elizabeth is posing for a picture.

I had just wanted to get one of them reading together like this...

Then Elizabeth really got into the posing thing...

"cheese"

Nana & Papa visit too...

Papa flew in Tuesday morning May 23rd. He was able to go with us to pick up Madilynn from preschool. After we got home Madilynn told him they played with a parachute at school, so Papa decided to make one for her. (Sorry I couldn't see what I was taking a picture of due to the lighting outside, but you can see Madilynn & the parachute in the bottom of the picture.)

she's running in to catch it!
Wednesday we walked the river trail in Logan Canyon. It was beautiful and even a little chilly in the shade.

taking a break

Sisters! I thought it was so sweet how they are holding hands!

Nana with the girls

Then we went to the park to play... This was Elizabeth's first real time to play at the park she's finally old enough and it's the right season!

On Thursday after lunch we went to the fun park. It's an indoor soft play/climbing/slides area. I think Nana, Papa, & Ashlee had a good time too, they all participated!! Papa & Ashlee even went down the big slide!

Here's Madilynn

We hadn't been there since Madilynn's birthday last year and she was so excited to go back!

Elizabeth climbed all the way to the top. She liked these bubble windows, but she wouldn't go down the slide - not even with somebody. She had lots of fun though. She led Papa into running laps around the entire thing and climbing through it!

Here they are together - it's hard to see.

Madilynn again! She could get through the climbing and get back down the slide so quick.

Afterwards they each played one game. Elizabeth liked the ducks. She said, "duck, duck" and jumped up and down as she pushed the button. That was the first time.

Then when she figured out tickets would come out she was more interested in getting those so she left the button to Papa.

Madilynn wanted to drive the car. She picked a pink one of course! Ashlee sat with her and she did pretty well. Elizabeth even got to watch.

When the weather was nice we played outside. For some reason Elizabeth decided she would pose by the tree and gave me a little photo shoot!

We took a few walks around the neighborhood after dinner. We enjoyed seeing everyone's flowers. One afternoon Ashlee braided Madilynn's hair! She looks so big! How can she be so big already!

Then one morning we had a nail painting party! Elizabeth got her toenails done for the first time! She's waiting on them to dry...

Madilynn had her fingernails painted

all of our pretty paint!

We had a great visit! And, enjoyed some yummy food too! One night we all went out for ice cream after supper, it was so fun!

Ashlee's Visit!

Well, I don't know where to start...I'm obviously waaayyy behind. I guess I'll just go through the pictures. Ashlee arrived Monday night (May 16th). Daddy had left early that morning for an out of town conference.

This was Sunday afternoon...

We had lots of rainy cool days while she was here, so we did some crafts, of course! I found an old shoebox and got out lots of supplies and just let Madilynn use her imagination in what she wanted to make.
very serious, while creating...

progress...

I finally put Elizabeth's hair in pigtails for the first time...

Here were are before leaving for dinner. It's hard to get a picture of us, at least one of us always has our eyes closed.

pigtails again...checking out Madilynn's crafts

One morning the girls played babies so good, I thought it was so cute, so I had to get the camera while they weren't paying attention.

Elizabeth giving her baby a drink

Madilynn with her babies