We spent her first day in Park City, showing her the Olympic Park where many of the events for the 2002 Olympics were held. She hadn't realized that Salt Lake hosted the games just 8 short years ago. We got to watch some of the freestyle practice at the pool. Riley thought it was great to watch them ski and jump, flip and twist into the water! Kendall clapped and cheered! We also tried out the Alpine Slide and Ultimate Zip Lines...Nancy decided to watch the munchkins while Andy and I rode the zip line. What a rush! It's the world's steepest zip line! After that we took her into downtown and walked around, checked out the art show and ate dinner. Also happened to be the Sundance Film Festival weekend which meant LOTS of traffic!
On Saturday we spent the day playing "tourist" downtown. We started by going to the Farmer's Market. Picked up some yummy produce and sweet treats. After that we walked around and ended up at Temple Square. She got a chance to walk around in the visitor's center and see what the LDS church is all about. Grammy didn't know much about their faith before coming here so it was educational for her as well. We got a chance to look at the model of the inside of the temple which was interesting for all of us. The gardens, as expected, were just simply beautiful. We got to take her into the Tabernacle so she could see where the choir performs. She got to hear a pin drop from the front of the building and discover how well it was designed by standing in the back and hearing it drop into a cup very clearly. Afterwards we walked over to the Gateway and did some window shopping and then came home.
I think Grammy burned up a few extra calories on Sunday when we took her to the Timpanogos Cave in American Fork Canyon. The scenery is so beautiful there which helped, but she wasn't thrilled with the hike - it's a paved trail along a cliff. That caused her some added stress on top of the altitude! Once at the top, we got to take a tour of the cave. There are actually 3 caves that they have connected and they are all incredible! It's a must see! After we finished our descent, we found a picnic area a short distance down the road and stopped to eat our lunch along side the American Fork River. We continued our day by driving on the Alpine Scenic Loop along the east side of Mt. Timpanogos to Sundance. We showed her Robert Redford's resort and got ourselves a little snack. We headed home via Provo Canyon pointing out the Bridal Veil Falls, which we ran out of time for, along the way.
Andy had to leave to go to Wyoming to deal with a crisis at work Monday - Wednesday. So it was just the 4 of us. We took Grammy to Gardner Village to see the kids ride the ponies and go to the petting zoo. We grabbed some lunch at the Naborhood Bakery and enjoyed the beautiful weather. After naptime we had some dinner and then headed out to the library to watch some dogs perform. The kids LOVED seeing the "dancing doggies". They danced, caught frisbees, and performed a variety of other tricks.
On Tuesday we took the kids to the park here in town. They needed to burn off some energy before I left them with Grammy to get my hair done. What a nice break to be able to go and get my hair cut and colored without worrying about the kids! Thanks Grammy for that nice break! After I got back, we headed down to Thanksgiving Point to the Museum of Ancient Life for $2 Tuesdays. Boy was it crowded! Normally it's $10/adults and $8/kids so this was a great deal! Riley loved showing Grammy all about dinosaurs and how many had been discovered right here in Utah!
Wednesday was another physically active day. We headed up to Alta to hike up to Cecret Lake. As we started our hike we came across 2 moose! What luck! Grammy got to see some wildlife up close! She really loved seeing all the wildflowers along the trail too. The hike is a little rocky towards the end, but much less stressful for her since there wasn't a steep cliff to fall off to your demise! After our hike, we stopped at Snowbird for some lunch then headed home. Andy came home shortly after I put the kids down for a nap. Later that evening we headed out to Frogurt for a late night snack. Riley loves making his own creations there.
Grammy left this morning and both kids were sad to see her go. They enjoyed showing her all of their toys, tricks and creations. Riley kept her busy with books and Legos while Kendall entertained her with her antics, sayings and by jumping on the trampoline!
We're hoping that Grammy had as good a time as we did! We're all taking LONG naps this afternoon to get back on schedule...Can you believe Riley starts school next Wednesday. 7 more days of summer vacation! YIKES!
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