The kids had a long weekend and so we decided that we wanted to get away and have some real family time. It was a great experience. We left after school on Thursday and headed up Ogden Canyon to a city named Eden. It was BEAUTIFUL!!! We stayed in a very rustic and very nice condo called Moose Hollow. It had three bedrooms on the bottom floor and upstairs a family room with kitchen and dining room. I always love staying some place really nice and this condo was no exception. Right out the kitchen window was a view of Wolf Creek Ski Resort and at night it was all lit up. It was really fun to look out the window. Jeremy and I just wanted to spend some real time with our kids without distractions and I think we got what we wanted. Our nights were spent playing Monopoly Jr, Chess, Checkers, Zingo, a matching game, puzzles and more. We watched a couple of movies as a family after playing games and just really enjoyed each other. What more can I say, it was just a perfect couple of days.
playing games
On Saturday morning we went to Dinosaur Park in Ogden. They have a really cool animatronics display on the top floor that the kids really enjoyed. We went through the museum fairly quickly however, I think if the kids really wanted to slow down and learn about the dinosaurs we could have spent quite awhile there.
There was a cute little interactive table that the kids played at for awhile,
Layla colored pictures for about 20 minutes straight. I actually had to pick her up and move her when another group of kids came to this area. She cried and cried.
There was an outdoor park with a playground that had life size dinosaurs. It was cute. The kids played here until they all got too cold.
On Friday afternoon and again on Saturday morning we took a beautiful drive from the Moose Hollow Condo we stayed in to Snowbasin Ski Resort. They had an area away from the ski lifts where people were sledding. We suited up and trudged to the top of the hill only to gleedfully fly down in less than half the time it took to go up. Somehow we LOVED it! The kids laughed and squeeled all the way down the hills. They eventually got brave enough to try some stunts like sitting on their knees. WOOOOOHOOOOO!! Layla was lucky enough to be carried up all the hills by me both days so she only knows the utter joys of sledding without the work. Below are just a few pictures of our day on Friday. We were having too much fun on Saturday to bother with the camera. Oh well.
Eowyn
Michael
Layla
Saylor
Eowyn
Michael
Layla
Saylor
On Friday I forgot Layla's snowsuit at the condo (the result of having to change a diaper right as we walked out the door) so she and I had to spend some time in the car warming up. She was much easier to carry without her snowsuit!
We came home after sledding on Saturday. Jeremy and I decided that we wanted to make sure we made it home and were prepared for the Sabbath. What a wonderful couple of days.
We came home after sledding on Saturday. Jeremy and I decided that we wanted to make sure we made it home and were prepared for the Sabbath. What a wonderful couple of days.
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