A little trip...

This past weekend we went on a little trip to Salt Lake.  We had made a similar weekend trip 6 weeks after Abby was born which is a very fond memory of awesome family time which is why we were looking for a repeat.  I called it an out of town stay-cation, we just don't have anywhere fun to stay or do here, so we had to go to Utah to do it.  When we saw in Steve's schedule that he had two days in a row off, we decided to go for it.

We headed down there Thursday after Steve got off work.  It was a smooth drive and the kids were good and we got to our favorite hotel.  Friday we headed to Thanksgiving Point, where we actually went 2 years ago.  We started with the children's gardens which the kids loved.  It was so fun to see Abby get in on the action.  She loves the freedom of being able to roam and be a part of things.

 Check out me and my baby girl: now and then.

My new favorite picture!

We went and got lunch and took a break for a little bit before headed to the main gardens.  So, so beautiful. Serioulsy, I can't get over how pretty that place is.  They just got done with their tulip festival a week or two ago before, so they were still in full bloom.  So fun to just walk around and explore.

There's a new big display of statues from Christ's life.  A couple of them were life size like this one.  Abby was walking around it and talking to the roosters and chicks.  It was a tender moment to imagine what it would be like to see our child so close to the Savior.

This was at the end and we were all exhausted.  Preston couldn't walk anymore so we squeezed him into the stroller.  And with no nap, Abby's headed was literally bobbing as she was trying to fall asleep. Doesn't she look happy here?

That night we grabbed some dinner (we made a point to eat at places we don't have here like Chipotle and Paradise Bakery) and then went for a swim at the hotel, which I think Preston was the most excited about.

Saturday after sleeping in a little (7:40 for Abby!), some breakfast and packing up we headed to The Living Planet aquarium.  It wasn't our favorite but the kids seemed to like it and it was fun to see penguins and otters.

We grabbed lunch and ate it in a random park and then drove to Hill Air Force Base to go to the Aerospace Museum.  Too bad we didn't know it closed at 4:30 so getting there at about 3:55 was not so great, but walking around and seeing the planes for a little bit was far better than trying to explain to Preston why we couldn't.  So it worked ok.

Seriously love this cheesy faced girl!!

Our last stop was to see the Brigham City Temple and then to have ice cream at Peach City Drive-In (which my mom told me she had gone as a little girl and my grandparents went on dates there).  Loved the small town feel and it was amazing ice cream!

It was an amazing little trip.  We were exhausted but we had a lot of fun.  I love memories like this, just doing fun things with our little family, sure do love them.