Since Brad and I decided traveling is pretty much impossible with little kids, we decided to have a "summer vaction" sticking close to home. We all probably enjoyed it more than anything else we could have come up with anyway.
We started Friday morning with a day at the zoo.
Ashlyn loved the Llama
And Tanner thought the train was pretty fun to climb on, he could have cared less about the animals we passed!
After the zoo we headed to the cabin. On the drive to the cabin Ashlyn started telling us everything she was going to do with her Grandma when she got there. She was so disappointed when we told her Grandma wouldn't be there. Usually when we go to the cabin it is total chaos with so many people and kids, or Ashlyn gets to hang out with Grandma doing "crafty"things all day. Brad and I thought it would be nice to just have our little family at the cabin for once (we'd actually get some sleep). Ashlyn wasn't a huge fan of the idea at first, but when once we got there she had a great time even if it was just hanging out with boring mom and dad!
And Tanner thought the train was pretty fun to climb on, he could have cared less about the animals we passed! After the zoo we headed to the cabin. On the drive to the cabin Ashlyn started telling us everything she was going to do with her Grandma when she got there. She was so disappointed when we told her Grandma wouldn't be there. Usually when we go to the cabin it is total chaos with so many people and kids, or Ashlyn gets to hang out with Grandma doing "crafty"things all day. Brad and I thought it would be nice to just have our little family at the cabin for once (we'd actually get some sleep). Ashlyn wasn't a huge fan of the idea at first, but when once we got there she had a great time even if it was just hanging out with boring mom and dad! We went on 4-wheeler rides.
We roasted Hot Dogs over the campfire. 
It took Ashlyn a few minutes to get brave enough to even sit by the fire. She is terrified of fire and getting burned after she fell on some dutch oven coals last year. 
Tanner LOVED the marshmallows- he didn't care if they were roasted or not as long as you kept them coming!
Tanner LOVED the marshmallows- he didn't care if they were roasted or not as long as you kept them coming!Tanner was obsessed with the singing fish. We had to buy more batteries because he pushed the button so many times he wore the old ones out. 
Tanner figured out how to go down the slide all by himself and loved playing outside.
Ashlyn was a little monkey climbing all over the place.
We took the kids on a little "hike"... okay it was more of a little walk (they are heavy to carry)!
We spent an afternoon at Smith and Moorehouse Reservoir. It was beautiful, and the kids had a blast.
Tanner has to taste everything- including rocks and mud out of the lake. He didn't just taste one rock either, we had to keep taking them away from him. (Not the smartest thing he's done, he had diarrhea for the next two days)
Ashlyn is our water girl. She could careless how cold water is, she will always get in!
The weekend was a hit. We played at the zoo, enjoyed the beautiful mountains, went to Park City for the day too and got some shopping in (Brad was again more successful than I was at finding things) but most important we had fun being together as a family! It truly felt like a vaction.
Tanner figured out how to go down the slide all by himself and loved playing outside.Ashlyn was a little monkey climbing all over the place.We took the kids on a little "hike"... okay it was more of a little walk (they are heavy to carry)!We spent an afternoon at Smith and Moorehouse Reservoir. It was beautiful, and the kids had a blast.
Tanner has to taste everything- including rocks and mud out of the lake. He didn't just taste one rock either, we had to keep taking them away from him. (Not the smartest thing he's done, he had diarrhea for the next two days)
Ashlyn is our water girl. She could careless how cold water is, she will always get in!
The weekend was a hit. We played at the zoo, enjoyed the beautiful mountains, went to Park City for the day too and got some shopping in (Brad was again more successful than I was at finding things) but most important we had fun being together as a family! It truly felt like a vaction. 
4 comments:
Sounds like so much fun!! I recognized our old backpack in the picture of Brad and Ashlyn. I am glad you are still getting good use out of it. I need a cabin, I think!
It sounds like you guys had a blast. I don't blame Tanner for loving that singing fish...who doesn't love that thing?!
Looks like you guys had a great weekend! I love it when just my "little" family does things together... it is the best!
What a fun "vacation!" I know that if my kids are involved anything over 3 days or very far away is no longer a "vacation" for me;)
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