Summer Trip To California

New blog layout so my pics came in backwards. Here is a recap from our summer trip home to California when Cody was in China. We decided to enjoy family, friends, the beach and Disneyland among other things. It was a lot of fun. The girls and I flew from Salt Lake to Long Beach and they did great. We arrived and then headed to Mimi and Papa's house (pics at bottom). I forgot my camera so they aren't very many, but we had a lot of fun. We spent the day at an awesome Farm where we picked fruit and veggies and the girls rode ponies. We swam in their spa and relaxed. Then we headed back to Orange County. We celebrated Grampy's 65th Birthday, went on a boat ride in Newport Harbor and enjoyed time with family (camera still missing at this point but Anderson's took pics!!) We had some great times with friends and cousins. Bridget really misses her friends and cousins back home, so we spent time with as many as possible (Beach, pool day, OC Fair, Irvine Spectrum), then we took Grampy to Disneyland for his 65th Birthday (on the day), Bridget couldn't wait to check out the new Little Mermaid ride. We had a visit from Auntie Caitlin, Connor and Charlotte and Mimi and Papa for a beach day and then celebrated my parents 40th Wedding Anniversary. It was a jam packed trip.

 Dinner at Gulfstream celebraing 40th

 April and I

 Beach Day with Michelle and Macey (also Michelle Hertzler, not in photo)

Best Friends

Cousin Charlotte came to visit

 Getting Papa with watergun

 Connor

 Clara and Charlotte

 Mommy and Clara at Disneyland

Tea Cups



 Ice Cream

 Bridget met Princess Aurora

 Ferris Wheel



 Flying on Zephyer

 Clara got to sit alone

 Bridget so excited to ride new Ariel ride!!!

 Candy with the boys at Spectrum

Clara and Alexa at dinner

 Hugging boys

 Pool Day with Geiss and Brosch kids and Mommies

Livie and Bridget hiding from Pirates on boat ride

 Auntie April with cousins

Grampy's Bday Party

At Farm with Mimi and Papa

 Clara riding her first pony

 Bridget riding her pony



California Beach Day

The Girls and I made a trip back to California while Cody was traveling in China. It was perfect weather and we spent tons of time at the beach, just what we wanted to do. It is the one thing we miss the most about California (besides friends and family). Also I don't want Clara to be deprived of the beach since she is growing up in UT right now.

Grammy pulling the girls to the beach.

Clara loving the sand

Bridget all prepared!

Mommy and Bridgey, the water was so warm, not sure why I was wearing jeans!

My Beach Babies!

What you do in a Ski town in the Summer?

You hit the slopes, ride the lifts, slide down the hills and have some fun! We went to Park City Mountain Resort and checked out the summer fun. Bridget rode the Alpine slide with Daddy and Mommy and got to ride up the lift twice too. She kept saying faster to me the whole way down!

In line with Daddy


Getting on the lift


Coming down with Daddy

Now with Mommy

So fun!

Clara just had to sit and watch it all.

4th of July in PC

4th of July in Park City. It was pure Americana! Outdoor concerts, fireworks, Main St parade and all. We had a blast and the girls seemed to soak it all in.

Main St

The cool historic downtown

Daddy and his girls

Bridget marching to the beat

Silly Clara!

Family Visits UT and we Explore (long post)

My parents and April came to visit the end of June. After looking at how much we explored and enjoyed you will think they stayed longer than a few nights, but it was just a long weekend. The weather was finally warm and we were ready to explore! The first day Cody was at work so my parents came to my workout class at a park while they watched the girls then we headed to The Farm, a cool historic area that has been restored. Its in the middle of hiking trails and set at the base of the mountains.

The girls with Grampy and Grammy

In the tub

Then it was hula hoop time, we were killing time the next morning before April arrived.

Bridget loves to hula hoop, she got Grammy to do it and Grammy is good!

Later that afternoon April arrived and we headed to Deer Valley where we took the lift up the mountain to Royal Street Cafe.

Our Family

Mom and April

Deer in the woods we saw from lift

My Blueberry Mojito...it was good

Relaxing before we head back down, Bridget had a spill a few minutes later and the mountain patrol helped patch her knee up!

Then we tried dinner at a new place to us, High West Distillery. Amazing food and whiskey! Cody and Grampy with the girls.

Mint Juleps, cheers!

After dinner we walked downtown where they were holding Savor the Summit, its this really cool outdoor eating experience, where they create a mile long table down Main St.

Auntie and Bridgey

Main St

The next day we headed to Sundance Resort, owned by Robert Redford and enjoyed a day of hiking in the "Utah Alps". So far this is still one of my favorite things I have done in UT. Sundance is beautiful and only 38 miles from our house.

Getting ready for hike

At the half way point, waterfall behind

Hiking

Stop for picnic lunch

The Utah "Alps", Sundance Resort

Cody, Bridgey and Grammy on our way back down

My sweet girls!

Eating some grass

Bridget found some kids to play ball with

Clara and Daddy enjoying the ragin' river

Strolling through Sundance

My cutie B

Our stop for ice cream at B's favorite place in Midway on our way home


Last night we enjoyed a drink downtown with April at the Sky Lodge

It was an awesome weekend and so nice to have family in town. Park City is great, so much to do, experience and explore, but there is no place like home.