Salt Lake Fun

This past week I had a work conference in Salt Lake for 2 days so we decided to turn it into a fun family week and go up a few days early and play. Then we decided that instead of family fun, lets just make it couple fun! It.was.soooo.needed!!!!! Nick and I went up early Monday and shopped and ate ALL DAY! We went to a new craft store I wanted to check out and then we went to my FAVORITE OF ALL TIME----Gardner Village. It's the best, you have to go! We stopped at an antique store that was super cute then on to the Gateway. Pretty much, it was my day and Nick was really good about all of it. We enjoyed ourselves and took our time and no diaper bags, fishies, cups or nap schedules to worry about=heaven! I LOVE my kids, but everything was so much chiller and yet still faster! We stayed at the Anniversary Inn in SLC that night. It's a themed hotel and we always wanted to check it out, so we figured why not. We stayed in the Swiss Family Robinson Room. In the picture above, it shows the MASSIVE tub and a fun waterfall that comes down as the shower. SO COOL!!! The bed was at the top of the tree. There was even a fish tank!! We had so much fun and obviously we were really impressed with having a nice hotel--it's been awhile that we've stayed in a place with robes and cheesecake and cider. Can you tell by our faces?! We're such nerds, but we have fun!

Tuesday we met up with our cousins Ashley and Kristy and Aunt Elaine and Grandma Thompson at Lagoon. I just happened to have discount vouchers from the school for this week. It was sooo fun to ride all the coasters and NO KIDDIE rides!!!! That sounds bad, huh?! Mind you, one of my favorite vacations of all times was taking Reag to Disney a few years back so really I'm not awful. It was just fun to act like kids and do all the fun crazy rides. The last time we were at a theme park (said Disney trip) I was 6 months preg and couldn't ride fun rides and then had Hunter a month later and we haven't been to a park since so I haven't done the fun rides in a LONG time! We had a blast, but we did realize that the seats are smaller now :) and we get sorer easier!!!! Still good times had by all!

After Lagoon, we grabbed Costa Vida and went to check in at our hotel. For the school paying for it, it was really nice too with cool perks and a great bed with a down comforter! Many of you know, I'm picky and really like nice bedding so this was fab. Wednesday I was at the conference till 3:30 then we went back to the Gateway and then to Temple Square. It's always SOOOO beautiful to be there. It's so peaceful and really remarkable how all the city sounds just disappear. We ate dinner at the Lion House inside the Brigham Young home. Then we ran over to Sportsmens Warehouse. Thursday again conference until 3:30 then we went and got this......

Yep, we got a new truck....finally!!!! We've been talking about it FOREVER! We were seriously looking before we had Hunter, but then that craziness happened. And now FINALLY here we are. We saw it the night before online so while I was working, Nick went and looked at it and really loved it. We talked and I said go ahead based off the few pics he texted me. We've been talking about it for so long that we were on the same page with what we wanted. So I called to check in with him later that afternoon and he was finished up at the bank and just needed me to go sign afterwards! So pretty much I went to sign and then saw the truck after. Major TRUST!!! We love it though and were SOOO ready for something bigger. We still have the jeep, but will use this alot too. Anyways, yay!!!