Why did I go to Utah last week? Well, I certainly hope it wasn't to take pictures, because I totally failed on that front. Oops.
I just wanted to get one more trip in before bebe numero tres makes his appearance. Plus, it was Spencer's Spring break, and I didn't want to have to come up with ways to entertain him at home. I mean, that's something akin to work... going to Utah? Much easier. (Right.)
The boys are actually pretty good little travelers now. On the first leg of our trip out the plane was only about 2/3 full, which was weird. But great! The boys were able to wander the ailes and each have their own window seats and ate snacks to their heart's content. (Southwest flight attendants are by far the most friendly I've ever encountered!) Then from Denver to Salt Lake the boys actually slept almost the entire away. Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles. Seriously, flying out doesn't get much easier than that.
We didn't do a ton of activities during our stay, which was actually kinda nice. We relaxed and watched movies, played Rock Band, wondered what was up with my brother Kyle and his girlfriend, harrassed my brother Kevin... good times. We did do a few things, though.
One day we went to the Bean Life Science Museum on BYU's campus. Josh loved it because he's goin' through an animal phase. (Every animal is either a mommy, daddy, or baby. Tres cute.)
Spencer, on the other hand, was five going on fifteen. A serious grouch. Whatever, dude.
On another day we went to this placed called Jumpin' Jacks in Springville. It's like a small warehouse full of inflatable slides and whatnot. Running, jumping, wrestling, playing - a veritable little boy paradise.
It was hard to get anyone to hold still for pictures - even Uncle Kevin. Uncle Kevin was great; Josh wasn't quite big enough to get himself up the taller slides, so Kevin would drag him, sluglike, up and then hold him on the way down. It's a hilarious sight burned forever into my brain!
Here are a few videos of the sliders. Notice how Kevin bonks his head on the cieling before coming down. That's what happens when you're a giant, Kevin.
And here's my favorite shot of Josh coming down a slide by himself. Such grace.
We also enjoyed several family dinners and I had a nice time catching up with everyone. No pictures because I was too busy gabbing, but oh well. If you want to see what my Roper family members, just go here and then imagine them in winter clothes.
Oh - I almost forgot one of the coolest things we did! We spent the day with Lance's family, and we went to the Lehi Aquatics Center. (No pictures, but that's because my camera is most definitely not waterproof.) The boys had a BLAST! There were several kid slides and sprayers and things to climb on. There was a huge bucket that filled with water and then tipped it all out every five minutes or so. (Josh and I had to sit under it five times in a row...) The boys could have stayed all day and were quite dissappointed when it was time to leave. I had fun, too, although I was pretty tired after dragging Josh around everywhere.
And of course no trip to grandpa and grandmas would be complete without a few soaks in the big pink tub. Bubblebath is made all the better once the jets are turned on!
Oh - I almost forgot one of the coolest things we did! We spent the day with Lance's family, and we went to the Lehi Aquatics Center. (No pictures, but that's because my camera is most definitely not waterproof.) The boys had a BLAST! There were several kid slides and sprayers and things to climb on. There was a huge bucket that filled with water and then tipped it all out every five minutes or so. (Josh and I had to sit under it five times in a row...) The boys could have stayed all day and were quite dissappointed when it was time to leave. I had fun, too, although I was pretty tired after dragging Josh around everywhere.
And of course no trip to grandpa and grandmas would be complete without a few soaks in the big pink tub. Bubblebath is made all the better once the jets are turned on!
Thanks so much to all of our family for lodging, feeding, and entertaining us (especially the boys). It was the perfect little trip I needed!
2 comments:
Madeline and I flew Southwest for the first time in February. We had the whole row to ourselves both to Utah and back. It made a potentially horrible experience really not that bad! I also noticed how much friendlier the flight attendants were than other airlines (especially the one who told me I was holding my baby wrong and wanted to make sure my pediatrician was aware I was flying with my 7 week old infant).
Cool! I'm glad you got to experience the aquatics center! So fun! We'll have to look into that Jumping place- looks perfect for our jumping beans! It only shows you can always find new fun things to do- even as a local!
Post a Comment