Midway Vacation

Dave and Julie, Ty's parents, invited us to go on a fun vacation

with them up to Midway for a weekend before school started  back up again for Ty
Wednesday August 17th to Saturday August 20th

we were so excited and hoped right on that opportunity

We stayed in the Ulrich family friend's condo

and it was beautiful

Thank you Bruce and Jody

We went up on Wednesday that week after Ty got home from scouts

we had everything packed earlier and ate before so when he got home

we just packed ourselves and maddux in the car and made our quick drive to Midway

since we got there kinda late that first night we just got 

our car all unpacked found the rooms us and Maddux were staying in

and laid Maddux down

Once Maddux was asleep we just relaxed, talked and played rook and golf with 

Dave and Julie 

On Thursday we woke up had breakfast, made our lunches and packed

snacks and drinks, got in our swim suits, packed up the boat 

and headed to Jordanelle Lake 

We spent the whole day out on the lake 

We drove around for a while

Then Ty got in for a while and then once I finally got brave enough to 

get in the freezing water I got in and got on the wake board

I had just tried wake boarding for the first time just the last time we went boating this year

and LOVED it so I wanted to give it another try and improve 

It was so fun, even when I was dead tired I wanted to keep going

I started going out of the wake but had a hard time getting back in

then after a few times I was able to go out and in on the left side but 

the right side was still a struggle 

We took a small break and had some lunch 

and relaxed for a bit then we went on a ride to get Maddux to take a nap

and it totally worked 

After lunch we went out some more and Dave even went out for a while

We did a little tubing 

which I was terrified of but ended up really liking 

and then headed back to the condo at four 

We got back to the condo, 

went swimming at the indoor community pool, showered

and then I made pizza spaghetti for us for dinner that night

it was so yummy

After dinner we headed into Heber and went to Walmart

and then to get a Shake at the Dairy Keen

got back laid Maddux down 

Then Ty's aunt Deanne and Uncle Scott came up that night 

to be able to spend tomorrow at the lake with us

the rest of the night we played games and chatted until it was time for bed 

Oh and I got FRIED that day 

I know it was my fault but man it hurt 

I had Ty put a lot of Aloe on me 

Thank you Julie for packing some :)

It did make for at least a little tan later though 

We were having so much fun up there I forgot to take pictures until the last day

On Friday Julie had to go up to work for a little while so we went to the lake

with Dave and Scott and Deanne 

we did about the same thing as we did the day before

Wake boarded, skied, Scott skied, we did some swimming

ate some lunch and went for a few boat rides

Maddux had a blast driving the boat 

Ty enjoying a ride 

I was up first that day

and of course did some wake boarding 

I was so excited because after the two days I was able to go

out and back in both sides of the wake

Which is HUGE for me since I just started 

I was so excited 

And I loved how proud Ty was of me 

It made me even more happy 

Thank you Dave, Julie and Ty for all your encouragement

More driving

Maddux thought he was a big boy!

Then it was Ty's turn

He is so fun to watch he is really good and 

makes going out of the wake look like a piece of cake

and it is not it takes a lot of practice

I love watching him jump the wakes

I hope one day I will be able to do that

After me, Ty and Scott all took a turn and after having lunch

it was time to just hang out and swim

we even busted out Maddux's floaty

He has so much fun with us all out there 

After we were done at the lake we met Julie back at the condo

and got some steaks and the rest of dinner ready 

we ate dinner 

and headed over to the outdoor pool and did a little swimming and hot tubing 

we stayed until it was dark we were having so much fun

we got back to the condo, gave maddux a bath laid him down for the night

we all took showers 

and then spent the rest of the night watching TV, eating a dessert I made, 

playing games and chatting.

The next day we just got ready for the day, cleaned the condo

and then did a little shopping at the Park City Outlets 

Then we headed over to Dave and Julies for some hamburgers for dinner

It was the perfect weekend! Thank you so much for all the fun 

We will never forget it and hope to do it again :)

Mason Jar Family picnic

 In August I had a fun family date idea 

I got it all together while Maddux was napping and while Ty was at work

without telling them anything about it

It was just a picnic but I thought it would be so fun to 

plan it all and go out and enjoy a summer night together at the park

 It was a Mason Jar Picnic

I got the idea from the cupcakes in a jar and decided

to make a whole meal in them

The yellow jars where mine

the Blue ones Ty's

and the red ones and the apple sauce were Maddux's

 Our main course was Beanie Weenies 

I made sure they were all warmed up before we left

then put them in our own individual jars

and added a spoon

 Then there was a salad with dressing 

I had Italian and Ty had Asian 

and I added a fork to it

 For our drink it was Cherry Limeade with Ice

and a straw attached to the side

 And to share between the three of us I cut up some cantaloupe

and put it in two jars

with a fork of course

 And don't forget the dessert 

It was cupcakes and frosting in a jar

with a fork

 And sprinkles on top

I kept these all covered until we got to Southwood Park

and then Ty was able to see what I had made us

 Enjoying our dinner outside together on a comfy picnic blanket

 My beautiful baby!

 He is so silly

He seriously makes me laugh everyday

 After we were done with dinner

we maked everything up put it in the car and headed over to the play area 

for Maddux 

 Our little super hero

 Lovin the slide with mommy

 He loved the swing

He seriously was smiles the whole time

and could have done it all night if we let him

We stayed to play until the sun started going down

Oh how I miss the summer days 

Thank you Ty and Maddux for making the family date perfect 

I hope it was a fun surprise for you both!

Swimming

Part of our summer fun list this year was to go to the Cottonwood Heights 

Rec center outdoor pool as a little family

So one hot august day we did just that

We got Maddux a cute little floaty and we were off

It was so much fun

Maddux loved it once he warmed up to it all

First we went over to the kid section and did some swimming 

and helped maddux go down the little slide 

Then we went over to the big pool and put him in his floaty

swam around, relaxed

and took turns watching him and going down the water slides 

Maddux loved watching us go down

My handsome little man

After a while we took a break ate a few snacks

and kept hydrated 

We even did a little suntanning

Then we went over to the diving boards and platforms 

to watch Ty

Maddux loved watching him jump 

and would wave at him when he was up at the top

I was too chicken to do the platforms 

maybe next year but I did have fun on the slides 

and just swimming around together

It was such a fun day and we were all exhausted from the sun

Maddux took a good nap that day :)