We were so grateful that they were able to come to Utah and even though our visit together was much shorter then we had originally thought, we loved every minute of it and had a great time! They arrived on a Sunday evening and the kids were so excited. I think they had literally been dreaming of that moment for months and it was fun to see them instantly start to play together and act like they had never been apart.
On Monday morning, we took the kids to a park in West Jordan called the Wild West Jordan Park. It was really, really cute and even though it was really hot outside, the kids had a good time. Kirsten & I set up camping chairs in the shade and just visited. Beth and her boys were in town too, so they joined us for the last several minutes. We decided to cool down with $1 snowcones! Yum! Yum!
Karli
Jack
R2: Lindsey, Ethan, Emily & Karli
Hannah & I
Kate
Karli
Hailey
Brynlee, Lindsey & Karli
We came home and fed the kids lunch. Then, the babies took naps and Kirsten & I cut out paper dolls from the Cricut machine. We had wanted to try to go to the Kearns Rec Center because we had heard the have a super fun outdoor pool, but just as we were dressed and ready to go, thunder & lightening started. Because it's a good 20 minute drive, one way, we decided to have a water balloon fight in the backyard instead. We had a great time filling up balloons and having the kids either jump with them on the trampoline or throw them at each other.
That night, we went to Emily's soccer scrimmage and then went back for round 2 of snowcones!
Jack & Kyle
Hailey
Best Friends - Hailey & Kate
Lindsey & Ethan cracking up over filling the balloons
Beth - the balloon tier
Cute Karli
Kyle - loving the trampoline
Ethan & Lindsey
Emily trying to pop a balloon over Ethan's head
Waiting for snowcones
On Tuesday, I took some lunch to my grandma, while Kirsten went to Deseret Book, the Distribution Center & Sam's Club. After we fed the kids, we were able to sneak away to the quilt store and scrapbook store. Jon is always such a great sport about watching the kids - thank you Jon!! We then got ready for a Buckeye BBQ - in honor of Kirsten being in town. We rented a bounce house again (a true winner!), had BBQ chicken and sides and enjoyed visiting with all the wonderful people who came. It's always great to get together!
Kate in the bounce house
Row 2 - AnnDee, me, Jessika, Andrea & Ali
Us again - I can't remember why we decided to lean forward though.
And to end the night...Jon pulled out little Eliza's first tooth!
On Wednesday, Kirsten took her kids and Kate to get haircuts, while I went to a PTA meeting. Becky had taken the day off to spend time with Kirsten and was able to go with her John and my Jon to the hospital to do an ultrasound. That sweet little baby is a girl and we couldn't be more thrilled!
Our plan was to go to the Mayan for lunch, but once we got there, we realized they didn't open until 4:00 p.m. So, we headed to Wendy's and then to the Nickelcade. Hannah had a complete melt down at Wendy's and thankfully Jon was able to just take her home and put her down for a nap. The kids LOVE the Nickelcade. I had a coupon for $1 admission and then games are only 5 cents. The joke of the day came with a rather large man with a pony tail butted in front of Becky in the ticket line. He knew he had done it and said to her "I'll be just a minute." When we pointed him out to Kirsten, she said that he looked like a Lamanite. It was the perfect description - a real live Lamanite!
First attempt at the Mayan - it was so sunny the kids could hardly open their eyes.
Becky, Me & Kirsten
After the Nickelcade, we went home and Kirsten was able to get her van all packed up. I don't know how she's done it! It's packed like a champ with everything from clothes, shoes, movies, swimming gear to the kid's scooters.
We let Emily skip soccer practice and went to The Mayan for dinner. It wasn't crowded at all and we got great seats for the diving show. The kids were so well behaved, the food was better than I anticipated and the show was great. The divers came up to our table as well, so we were able to see them up close.
The Mayan divers & the kids
Emily (10), Lindsey (8), Ethan (8), Jack (6), Brynlee (6), Hailey (4),
Kate (4), Karli (3) & Hannah (2)
Kirsten left from The Mayan to head to Springville and we went home to pack and get ready for our trip to Oregon for Jon's family reunion. We knew we'd see them again after this trip, so saying goodbye wasn't too bad.
Thank you again Kirsten, Ethan, Brynlee, Hailey & Karli for a wonderful visit! You're the very best!
2 comments:
HA HA HA!! I'm still laughing about that rude giant at the Nickelcade. What a jerk!! "I'll be just a minute"....umm NO...I was here first!! A Lamanite was a perfect description.
Thank you again for treating us to the Mayan...such a fun night.
looks like you guys had a great time! i hope we can get up to utah next spring/summer. last time we were in town we went to the mayan; such a fun restaurant!!
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