Weekend Trip to Vancouver

We took a weekend trip to Vancouver B.C. with a couple of our best friends. Last year when I was pregnant with our little guy we took a trip with them to the Olympic Peninsula and a few years ago for our first anniversary we celebrated in Vancouver, so visiting there this past weekend felt pretty special.

All of our lunch and dinner picks happened to be Asian cuisines:

But we did manage to branch out a bit for breakfast:

Our little guy reached his ten month old milestone over the trip! He still takes two naps during the day so we did not have as much time to see sights, but we did make it over to Stanley Park. Originally we had hoped to rent bikes to go around the seawall, but my lower back was bothering me and we weren't sure if we had enough time between naps, so after missing the first parking exit at the park entrance, we found a secret lot on the north side of the park by Prospect Point. There we found tables for us to eat our lunches and a short walk in the sun with our stroller led us to a beautiful lookout point where we got out our camera and snapped a few photos. I love Stanley Park!

We spent the weekend eating great food with great company and really enjoyed our trip. We brought home with us a handful of Wunderbars and a bag of ketchup chips as souvenirs and hope we make it back to Vancouver again someday.

-Mr. D and Mrs. M

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Neil's friends visit

Our friends from Seattle were in town visiting for a work conference in Park City and they stopped by our home and stayed with us for a day. We loved seeing them and getting to have our boys play together. There was a lot to do at our home-- play with legos, practice baseball, enjoy the chickens, and read together. Hope to have them visit again next time they are here for a work trip or to ski.

Camping

This past weekend our family got to go camping with cousins, and we had a great time. We live in Highland Utah, which is near the American Fork Canyon entrance. We chose to go to the Timpooneke campsites, which is really close to us. We went there a couple times last year. The campsites are really nice. At each campsite is a concrete slab with a fire pit and picnic table, as well as flat ground to place your tent (plus walkable to drinking water, an outhouse, etc.). We went with David's sister's family and the kids loved gathering around the fire, playing games, and exploring together. We even got to take our paddle boards out to Tibble Fork Reservoir. Here are photos from our trip: Campground link: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231938

Mariana visits!

When we lived in Seattle, Mariana lived with us and helped us take care of our kids (as our au pair). When we moved to Utah she finished her year with our family and returned to Mexico for college. Mariana was kind and visited us a few months later when she was in the US for a vacation and then just this past weekend she visited our family again when she was in the US. We love seeing her! This time we were in for a special treat because she brought her sister to come see us too. David got to play tour guide for a couple days and took them to Temple Square in Salt Lake, BYU campus in Provo, and the snow in Park City. I asked Mariana what her favorite part was and she said skiing and seeing the boys how they’ve grown. We are so grateful she took time to see us and see our kids. While she was here David and my oldest had a soccer tournament in Mesquite that was also a good experience.

Mr. D and Mrs. M

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