Well, I did pretty good on updating the blog for May ;) Summer has started out pretty busy, which is really good because I have learned the key to parenting is keeping your kids as busy as you can. The kids are in swimming 4 days a week, and they have also been spending a lot of time at grandma's which they love, and so do I since I get to have some time to myself!! Over the past weekend we went on our 2nd camping trip with the kids. We didn't drive very far, about an hour away, to Jordanelle State Park. Back in March I had researched the campground, and found a spot that I really liked. At the start of June I had got on the site thinking we could go visit the area and check out the sites. It so happened that they were having a Sail-a-Palooza that day where the sailing club was offering FREE sail rides....so we made a day of it. Then after we drove over to the camp sites, and we really liked the one I picked out online, but because we waited too long to make reservations it wasn't available on the dates we wanted. As we drove through, I jotted down a couple other sites that looked good too. Anyway, we ended up with one of the ones I took note of, and we actually liked some things better about it. Like it had a water spigot right across our site, and the trip to the bathroom wasn't as long or steep as the original one we liked. The website also mentioned that the site we booked didn't have shade, but it DOES (in the evening when you really need it). Behind the site is a small babbling brook which provided a soothing and perfect out-in-nature ambiance. I do have a feeling we will be returning to this site for many years to come!
Sail-a-Palooza June 1, 2014
Camping at Jordanelle State Park
We traveled a short distance to Wasatch Mountain State Park, and asked the woman working at the visitor center if she could recommend a short family friendly hike. She directed us to Huber Grove where they had a small nature hike, and some cool historical landmarks. They also had a nice pic-nic area under a large shady tree by a stream....it was a perfect spot to have our lunch!
After lunch, we went back to the visitor center, and Liam and Daddy fished for a short time, he was pretty sad to not catch anything, but I think he still had fun. The kids also got to feed the ducks there.
And after that before we called it a day, we stopped at The Homestead to check out the crater. We didn't go in the water, but just walked in to see it, and then to the top to see it from above. It was pretty impressive, and we plan to go back sometime to enjoy a soak in the water too!
The whole trip was pretty successful, except one thing...I had got some kind of tummy bug a few days before we left, so Mike got sick shortly after we got there, so he wasn't feeling great most of the time. Then around 4 am the second night we were there, Liam threw up on his sleeping bag. Thankfully it was just one time, and only on the outside! But we decided to head home in the morning rather than doing more stuff on Monday like we planned. Hopefully next time we will all feel good, but thankfully we still had a fun time.
