Jake and I had an overnight getaway for the first time in 3 years this weekend!! Yep, the last night we spent away from the kids we only had 2 kids!! So, this was a big deal and we can't thank my cousin Justin Allsop and his adorable wife, Becca, enough! It was so relaxing to go up to Deer Valley Resort in Park City and listen to the outdoor symphony. The music was so entertaining (there was this great fiddling threesome that performed with them), the outdoor sunset was beautiful, the Quizno's sandwiches were yummy and the company couldn't have been better! We owe another thank you to our friends Travis and Lanell Ward for letting us spend the night in their fabulous cabin in Heber! It was so quiet and nobody even woke us up to go potty!! In the morning we ate breakfast and observed some deer, hummingbirds and giant bees! I only wish I would have taken my nice camera to get some better shots of the gorgeous scenery! The perfect getaway ended with a school shopping spree in the Park City outlet stores. I decided I should always do my school shopping without the kids! It was fast, inexpensive and nobody fought with me at all! The only problem with the weekend was that I forgot my stack of coupons I had collected to take with me...this will not surprise anyone who has read my previous posts!! All in all...it was one of the best weekends I have had in about 3 years!! I only hope it happens again before 3 more years pass!
"Chameleons get so rich when they get the treasure at the end of the rainbow!" - Spencer said this one when we were looking at a beautiful rainbow after a rainstorm the other day. Chameleon/ leprechaun...whatever, same difference!
"Only YOU can make forest fires!" - When we saw Smokey the Bear at the parade today, Audree was SURE she knew his tag line. You are close, but oh so wrong my Audree!
"I am feelin the burn!...Man, I am going as fast as a peacock!" - Spencer said this (while trying to catch his breath) today while he was using an eliptical at the sporting goods store. Jake and I looked at eachother and busted out laughing...then we said, "for sure, at least as fast as a peacock!"
"It's gonna be poo. I just know it." - Spencer said this the other night when Audree asked me what was for dinner and I told her whatever it was...it was gonna be totally disgusting! (I only said this to her because she thinks EVERYTHING I make is totally disgusting!) Spencer's response had us all laughing all night!
"oh, man...I am a total failure!" - Spencer said this when he took last place playing MarioKart on grandma's Wii! He has been saying the funniest and most unexpected things lately and uses quite grown-up language! So funny!
"Mom, do you eat babies?" Spencer asked me this one...to which I replied "No, that's a silly question" Then he said, "Then how to they get in your tummy?" ummm...I just said, "Heavenly Father puts them there." Then he says, "Oh, did you see him?" Yep, Spencer was full of tough questions today!
"A hundred and a million and a hundred and a million" - Spencer uses this phrase to describe anything that is big! It's how old dad is, how tall he will be when he grows up, how fast a monster truck goes or how many stars are in the sky! It's his all-purpose BIG number!
"Mom, what letter is Dad on?" - Karlee asked me this while I was doing dishes...she was looking at Jake's multi-vitamins that said "A thru Z" on the label. Hilarious!
"My favorite kind of fish is ham!" - Audree said this today and I laughed so hard I cried...then she got mad and said I was making fun of her...oops!
"Mom, You have the best ingredients!" - Spencer said this to me today when I served him a hot dog on a bun for dinner. So easy to please!
"Ahh, nuts!" - Spencer says this all the time when things don't go the way he wants. Nobody else in the family says this and I don't know where he came up with it, but it's hilarious!
"My blanket is so save-y and catchish!" - Spencer said this today when his sucker fell on his blanket intstead of the dirty floor of the van. So funny!
"Mom, these are the best days of my life because I am in kindergarten now!" - Audree told me this when I asked her how school was the other day!
"I think I love them" - This was Spencer's answer when I asked him,"Bub, what do you think about having all these crazy big sisters?" Doesn't he just make your heart melt?
"No Mom, It's all about the money!" - This is what Karlee told me at our garage sale the other day. She was upset that nobody was buying her toys, so I told her that it was just for fun and not to worry about it. This was her response. That's my girl!
I am married to Jake...a total stud and my very best friend. We have 4 kids who are the joy and misery of my daily life as a stay-at-home Mom! I am also a photographer and digital scrapbooker! I love living in small town Utah and am living out all of my childhood dreams!
Jake and I had an overnight getaway for the first time in 3 years this weekend!! Yep, the last night we spent away from the kids we only had 2 kids!! So, this was a big deal and we can't thank my cousin Justin Allsop and his adorable wife, Becca, enough! It was so relaxing to go up to Deer Valley Resort in Park City and listen to the outdoor symphony. The music was so entertaining (there was this great fiddling threesome that performed with them), the outdoor sunset was beautiful, the Quizno's sandwiches were yummy and the company couldn't have been better! We owe another thank you to our friends Travis and Lanell Ward for letting us spend the night in their fabulous cabin in Heber! It was so quiet and nobody even woke us up to go potty!! In the morning we ate breakfast and observed some deer, hummingbirds and giant bees! I only wish I would have taken my nice camera to get some better shots of the gorgeous scenery! 
The perfect getaway ended with a school shopping spree in the Park City outlet stores. I decided I should always do my school shopping without the kids! It was fast, inexpensive and nobody fought with me at all! The only problem with the weekend was that I forgot my stack of coupons I had collected to take with me...this will not surprise anyone who has read my previous posts!! All in all...it was one of the best weekends I have had in about 3 years!! I only hope it happens again before 3 more years pass!
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I'm so glad you guys had a good time. I love getting away. You forget how easy it is to shop or do anything else without kids.
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