Park City Family Weekend

Time is becoming an increasingly precious commodity the closer we get to moving. There are so many decisions and details and logistics to tie up before we move (not to mention the packing--the packing!), and that's all on top of the busyness of everyday life with young kids, and the upcoming holiday season. It's a lot. So! We will get right to the pictures this week:

^^A hike to Second Forest (behind our new home) with our gremlins. 

^^Probably one of our final park days of the year, and I wanted to document this cute outfit of Alice with her linen button-up and corduroy barrel pants.

^^A date to a nearby lighting/kitchen store. It will be a very long time before we start adding cool light fixtures to our new build, but it's fun to dream and get inspired. Right now it's all can lights.

^^Quick overnighter to Park City! Jared had a medical conference from Friday to Saturday there, and his work paid for a hotel room for us. It's a toss-up as to whether it was worth it to go up with the kids. Jared was in classes the whole time, so this dinner was about the only time we had together. By the time we got back from dinner it was too late to go to the hotel swimming pool, and Jared was exhausted so he went right to bed. The hotel room was really neat, with a loft and fireplace, so me and the kids holed up and played Mario Kart until check-out on Saturday morning. 

Basically, we didn't get out to explore any of Park City, and we didn't get to spend much time with Jared, but it was still good family bonding time. And Alice slept through the night on a bed next to me! That is a great stride for us and bodes well for future family travel. (She wouldn't willingly stay in bed at the beginning of the night though. Eventually I told her she could play as late as she wanted, as long as she didn't wake anyone up, and when she was ready for bed she could climb in next to me. Which she did, after drawing a few adorable pictures of scribbled "ballerinas".)

^^Cozy hotel windowseat bed. Jack slept great here and the kids cuddled up to watch cartoons in the morning. 

^^A trip to our new home, which now has carpet and appliances!! It looks like they are very close to being finished, with just some paint touch-ups and a few other minor details.

Alice conversation from today: 

Alice: Rawr, I'm a shark.

Me: Oh, what's your name?

Alice: Knock Knock.

Me: What's your favorite shark food?

Alice: Salad.

Me: What kind of salad?

Alice: Green cheese salad. Wanna hear my shark toot?

Never a dull moment.