Little Vacation

Okay, so our big family trip this year was to Disneyland a couple of months ago. In addition to that, we figured we'd be able to get a couple of camping trips in this summer, but as we looked at our schedule and the limited time Quentin would be able to get off, we realized that our vacation options would be pretty limited. We tentatively planned a mini camping trip for this weekend, but the weather Friday was pretty nasty so we ditched that idea and at the last moment decided to take a mini-vacation to Park City. We've gone on an "overnighter" to Park City a few times before (before and after we had kids) and have really enjoyed it. Sure, it's not necessary to get a hotel room when we can just drive 50 minutes back home, but it's an excuse to get away. It feels so different in Park City and by staying overnight it feels like a little vacation. We left Saturday just after noon, went browsing on Park City's Main Street (the girls loved the Cows ice cream shop, the Christmas shop, the live music and especially the trolley ride), shopped a few of the Outlet Stores, swam in the hotel pool, then watched an old Cary Grant movie. Today we enjoyed the hotel's free breakfast (the girls got a kick out of that), then took a drive around Deer Valley and admired the $4 million-dollar homes! On our way back home, we stopped by the Alpine Slide and Zip Line Ride. After watching a few people do it, those activities suddenly became pretty high on Quentin's priority list - we'll just have to go some other time other than Sunday!

Anyway, it's funny how just doing something a little different and in a place different than what you see everyday can rejuvenate you and make you feel like you've been gone more than 24 (or so) hours!

MEETING A FRIENDLY BEAR . . .

DIGGING FOR ROCKS . . .

ON THE TROLLEY . . .

STANDING BY THE ALPINE SLIDE . . .


SWIMMING . . .