Monday, September 7, 2009

Weekend Stay-cation

When Nick and I were discussing what we were going to do with our Labor Day weekend, we both would have loved to pack up and go somewhere. However, we both had responsibilities on Sunday for our church callings, and couldn't just ditch. Although, honestly, the thought did cross my mind. So, instead, we decided to have a stay-cation, doing nothing but fun family activities away from our house. Here is our weekend:
Friday night we went up American Fork Canyon for tin foil dinners. The girls had a great time picking up rocks and Nick and I very much enjoyed our dinners (the girls had hot dogs). Nick got all fancy and made a chile relleno/tamale creation that was very tasty. Followed by s'mores of course.
"Mommy, is this three?"
We stayed up late Friday night and slept in Saturday morning, just like good vacationers should. We began our day with a big breakfast (unfortunately, no one cleaned up after us...). And yes, folks, that cantaloupe is from our very own garden.
We went to Silver Lake by Brighton. It was beautiful, and perfect to push the stroller around. It was a good time had by all.
We drove over Guardsman Pass into Midway (where we saw evidence that Fall is indeed on it's way). We braved Swiss Days and then came home through Park City, stopping to visit the outlets and have some dinner.
Sunday was full of meetings and really good food. Nick made gnocchi, ragu sauce, french bread, and stuffed zucchini. I made pavlova for dessert. We shared this deliciousness with our good friends and neighbors, the Hamptons. I was too busy having a good time (and holding their sweet new baby) to take any photos.
And today, we headed to Hogle Zoo. It was packed with people, but that didn't stop us from seeing everything we wanted to (including the new baby giraffe), and completely wearing ourselves out.

What a great weekend!