Trip to Park City

We're going to rewind even more past Zach's birthday to our short trip to Park City. Sometimes my dad has a free week to use at Marriott somewhere. When he can't use them he offers the week to us. We always go to Park City... Someday we'll live a little, but until then, Park City is our destination of choice.

We met my parents there and my mom and dad brought an excavator for Zach. It's been his machine of choice ever since.

We went to the Zoo in Salt Lake City. Zach loved seeing all the animals. These two lions were taking their role as queens of the zoo pretty seriously.

We took Zach on the train ride and he was so excited. He held his ticket the whole time. When we finally got on the train he acted pretty nervous about it, but I am sure he still had fun.

My parents left and we had a few more days to spend in Utah. We met up with my friend Annalise and her husband Ryan in Provo. They took us to dessert at a little cupcake place called the Sweet Tooth Fairy. It was hands down the best cup cake I've ever had. All cupcakes will forever and always be compared to this cup cake. The shop owner even won Cupcake Wars! My sister in law said she remembered reading an article about The Sweet Tooth Fairy in BYU Magazine and sent me a link to the article which included her recipe! It wasn't as good as the real thing though. Guess I'll have to go back to Provo someday!

On our way out of town we tromped around Temple Square in Salt Lake and took our first family selfie! (Jacob and I recently welcomed ourselves to the 21st century and bought smart phones.) Sommer's cheeks kill me! Poor girl.

And that is all of Utah until my dad's next free week!

Zach's Birthday

We have to back track a little bit since I've been slacking on the blog.

In November, Zach turned three! He was such a happy boy that day! We decorated the house with construction zone signs and yellow and black streamers, since Zach loves everything construction.

 Jacob had the day off because it was Veterans Day and Jacob and Zach made traditional birthday pancakes. (Look at his calf muscle!!)

Jacob's parents came over for breakfast and we all sang Happy Birthday to Zach which was a special treat for him. You can tell when he feels special because he tries not to show anyone he's smiling, but when we started singing to him and he had that birthday candle in his pancakes, his face lit up and there was no way he could even try to hide his smile. And I of course, did not get a picture of him until it was too late.

After breakfast, we handed Sommer off to Jacob's parents and took Zach to a family fun zone called Wahooz to ride the go-carts. Who rides go-carts in November? We do. It was freezing and I was an ice cube. Whatever it takes to make our boy feel special on his birthday. Then we went to Wendy's for lunch.

I was pretty beat at this point. In the afternoon Zach and Sommer took naps and Jacob and I got ready for round three. Zach had some little friends over to eat birthday cake and ice cream after dinner. They all ran around, made a mess, and by the end of the day, Zach was a tuckered out, happy little boy.

I love Zach so much and he is a very good boy, but he tests and challenges me everyday. Especially in the winter. He loves to learn, swim, run, and has a wild imagination. I just can't keep up with the demands of a three year old!