Fun In Salt Lake City

We have been to Salt Lake City several times but didn't really know what to do for fun and we knew that we'd have three days to spend together before I left for the Stampin' Up! Convention in downtown SLC. So, before we left on our trip, we did some online research and came across the SLC Connect Pass. We bought three-day passes which included admission to at least ten different attractions and a meal at the Lion House. The hard part was trying to plan those three days such that we could see all of the things we wanted to see.

After church, we went to lunch with Bev & Steve at a cute little place called Eggs In The City. It took longer to be seated than we thought it would but we still had plenty of time to begin our SLC Connect Pass marathon.

Hogle Zoo




































































































































































This is the Place
Heritage Park

We actually got here after hours but the grounds were still open so we walked around and explored on our own. We probably missed some of the history lesson but, we still had a nice, leisurely visit. Jamie had a blast playing in the little cabins in the playground.

Our Vacation Begins!!!

We left the wedding and headed to Grand Junction...our vacation has begun! We left on Saturday morning enroute to Salt Lake City. We stopped for lunch and fun in Price. We checked into our hotel and then went to Bev & Steve's to swim in their pool and visit.

Blue Mesa Reservoir (potty break)

Room service at Motel 6...Dominoes' Pizza delivers!
































































































Extended Stay America - our home away from home for 9 days.















Bubba



















Homer

























Steve & Bill in the Goodier kitchen.












We ate dinner with Bev & Steve at The Noodle Co. and scored free cookies and Rice Krispie treats! We came back to the hotel and everyone has crashed...except me, of course, because I'm trying to keep the blog updated. I'm headed to bed right now!

Mimi & Greg

After lunch at Dairy Queen, we drove up Rock Creek Canyon to Camp Val Verde for the wedding of Mimi and Greg. It was the most beautiful setting. Jamie had fun

playing with sticks in the creek and even found a mud puddle that he couldn't resist. The ceremony ended before the afternoon rain came in. We left before the

reception so don't know if they got wet or not.

Stampede Parade

Stampede is a big deal in Monte Vista every year...it is a huge rodeo combined with a carnival, a concert (usually a country artist that I don't know - this year it was Blake Shelton) and parades every morning. The parades are huge with lots of floats, bands, and a variety of entertainment and the parade route goes west on Hwy 160 then back to the east on 3rd Avenue. Jamie loves parades because they hand out candy and, because he was the only kid on our side of the block, he made quite a haul.

Yellow Belt

Jamie tested last week and today received his yellow belt in Taekwondo.
Good job Jamie!

Weekend in NM

We drove in rain from the NM border to Santa Fe. It was raining so hard near Raton that we could hardly see the road.








Shelby & Jamie had a blast on the Tram and on the top of Sandia Peak.











































































































Shelby looking over the edge...her mom would be freaking out!










geological marker


























































































cute cousins













sunset
















Jamie was all smiles & giggles on the ride back to Grandma's house.








Saturday, we went to Gram's house to visit Julie's family. Esteban, who lives in Los Angeles, was in town shooting a documentary. Gram had made her famous "stack cookies" and homemade ice cream...YUM!!!








Sunday morning we had breakfast at one of our favorite restaurants, Weck's. Inspired by Mimi, who does a food blog; I tried to take a photo of my delicious

green chili/chicken breakfast burrito. Just know that the burrito was way better than the photo. I guess photo- graphing food is an art I have yet to learn.

Before heading back to Alamosa, we met Julie's friend, Jerry, at Starbucks. I can't believe I didn't take a photo...next time Jer!