The Great Salt Lake

On Friday, we had planned to take the kids to The wAirhouse because we had a coupon to jump for 2 hours for the price of one.  We had kept this a secret from the kiddos all week and they were excited to see what we had planned.  However, before we got started Grandpa Garry called and stated that he wanted to rent the pontoon boat up at Antelope Island and go out for dinner on the boat.  Once we had that determined, Brian decided that he wanted to paddle board with the kids before hand.  

After jumping we headed up to the island.  Brian went out first of the paddle board and decided it was too slow to take both kids out in the time we had.  So, we exchanged the board for a Kayak and all 3 of them went out on an adventure.

When we got our 3 Kayakers back in, it was time for our pontoon boat adventure.  Grandpa and Neeners had brought dinner and Lindsey and Carter.  We had a nice cruise on the lake for about an hour, then a storm started to move in and we got off the lake.  It really was just a fun filled day.

Fourth of July!

For the Fourth of July, we planned to go to the Murray Fun Days Parade.  Neeners and Grandpa Garry went first thing in the morning to save us a great shaded spot on the parade route.  Aunt Lindsey and Carter came too, which was exciting because they had been in Florida for 3 weeks.

After the parade we took the kids to Neeners and Grandpa's to play on the slip'n'slide again.  Then we came  home and just hung out as a family.  That evening we drove down to the dentist office and watched the Holladay City Firework display.

Donut Falls

Brian got home from his morning run on Wednesday, and said that he wanted to take the kids on a hike to Donut Falls.  I told him that I was nervous hiking because I don't want to fall and I had a very bad back ache that day.  We decided that I would just enjoy some quiet time and he would take the kids with him.  They hiked up to the lower part and then hiked to the top to look down at the Donut.  The kids had so much fun with their dad and I had some nice relax time.

Our Staycation!

This past week Brian had 10 days off from work.  When he scheduled those days we had intended to go on a vacation.  However, we bought a home and are having a baby (YAY!!! for both).  So, the finances were not where we would feel comfortable going out of town.  We decided to make the best of the time we had and did fun things in the good old valley of Salt.
Here is a list of the things we did:
The kids got out the slip'n'slide
Went to Classic Fun Center
Brian and kids went on a hike to Donut Falls
4th of July Parade and Fireworks
Went to the wAirhouse for 2 hours of jumping
Went to Antelope Island for Kayaking and Pontoon boating
Colin learned to ride a bike
I plan to break some of these down into individual posts but thought that this precursor was a good idea.