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Staycation in Park City

May 18, 2015~ Etc.

We stayed in Park City for Spring break, which seems to have become an annual tradition for us.  Park City is about 40 miles away from our home and it’s beautiful there so we keep coming back to this place!

We stayed at The Montage hotel for 4 days which is our favorite hotel we’ve ever stayed at. The girls were so excited and kept asking when we were going to go to the “fancy hotel and go swimming”. 
#1 reason they love The Montage: they each get to pick out a stuffed doll upon entrance to the hotel.

#2: They always make us feel like royals with their welcome treats. Their chocolate chip cookies are the best cookies I’ve ever had, I really wanted to ask them if they could give me the recipe.

#3: how cute is this handmade sign they make for us each time we come?

#4: the girls love the mini-bath robes they have hanging in the bathroom for them.

#5: The pool. Look at this gorgeous pool, enough said.

We ate at The Brass Tag and it was so delicious, I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting Park City. Every item we ordered was excellent and Jay and I are pretty hard to please and a harsh critique when it comes to restaurants. But they passed with high scores and we are pretty sure we will go there every time we take a staycation there. My favorites were Steamed Mussels, Brick Oven Shrimp Skillet, Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Bacon. 

We rode the ski lift the next day, we would have loved to go skiing but our 20 month old son was too small! Maybe next year we’ll all get to ride down the slopes. I was itching to go skiing seeing the beautiful scenery and the other skiers ride.

One, two three…. and my boots disappear! 

We got our snow boots from Sketchers, my oldest daughter and I matching in our snow boots! I got the kid size since my feet are small(embarrassing but one benefit of having small feet!) and I took off the pink ribbons around the fur and viola! Adorable snow boots for me!

#6: there’s a bowling alley inside the hotel! 

Do any of you watch the Real Housewives? It’s been awhile since I watched the show but can you name this celebrity? 

 #7: s’mores! Marshmallows of all kinds. The kids were in heaven. They have s’more night every night at The Montage and it’s open to everyone, and not just the guests! So make sure to go there for S’mores and hot chocolate if you are ever in town.

And the terrible two’s are starting…  Good thing two is one of my favorite age and they’re so dang cute they make up for it with their cuteness.

On our drive back home. Growing up in Utah I always thought there was nothing to do here, it’s so boring here, but in actuality there are so many things to do here! We can go camping literally 10  mins. away from our home, the lake is 20 mins. away, we can go hiking and see water falls, bike trails, skiing, rock climbing, camping, there are so many outdoor things to do. My husband and I decided we should take advantage of living in UT while we are here so we will be going on more adventures in UT this Summer, I can’t wait!
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Staycation in Park City

June 23, 2014~ Etc.

We took a staycation in Park City during our 3-day weekend.  We stayed at a beautiful hotel Montage Deer Valley and they welcomed us with a handmade poster, cookies & milk and stuffed dolls for the kids and they couldn’t be more thrilled!  Talk about excellent service!

once we settled in our beautiful rooms, we headed straight to the swimming pool.
*mint peplum swimsuit from Target
this guy’s smile just kills me.  just kills me!
we took advantage of Montage’s s’more night and let the kids eat way too much sweets.
Ana admiring her s’mores haha.
then after we put the kids to bed, Jay and I were suppose to have a little date in our hotel room, but he fell asleep as he was putting the girls to sleep the whole night!  so I hung out by myself and got bored and went to bed.  this is the married life with 3 kids. 🙂
woke up in the morning and went swimming again of course!
love the slippers for our little girls.
Aiden’s first photo-bombing
*swimsuit cover from here, black one-piece swim from here
we spent the day shopping at the outlet malls and eating at Freebirds.  We heard good things about that place and it was pretty good.  We are still devout fans of Chipotle however. 😉
For dinner we ate at our hotel’s Burgers and Bourbon.  We loved their fries the most!
the next day we went to the Alpine Slide, one of the world’s longest slide ride.
as Ana and I were going up the ski lift, we looked back to this view and she said, “Mommy!  See those pokey things on top of that mountain?  That’s New York!”, and a moment later, “Mommy!  I see the ends of the world!”  Oh, the life from a 5 year old girl.  It’s so adorable.
We had such a great time.  We love Park City and look forward to going back soon!  Do you love going on staycations as much as I do?  What are some fun things you have done on your staycation?
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Camping

August 28, 2012~ Etc.

the girls made a new friend
making tin foil dinner
no one dares to bother ana while she’s eating her marshmallows
making orange chocolate cake.  it is soooo good!
achilles snatched one while it was cooling and then acted like he’s all innocent
a lovely shot of achilles
We went camping at the Payson Lake, and it’s been one of our favorite camping sites so far. Well, besides the fact that they don’t have running toilets. The lake is beautiful and we plan on going back with a little boat to ride in next time. Once we got to the camping site, we realized Ana never put on her shoes because she was wearing the pajama onesie and we just assumed she put her shoes on!  So we carried her around a lot.  Next time, that’ll definitely be on our checklist, to make sure our kids have their shoes on.

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Vegas part three.

May 9, 2012~ Etc.

The last pictures of our vegas trip!

My favorite part of the trip was when Jay and I got to go on a date.  When we visited vegas before, we usually went to bed by 9 p.m with the kids or just hung out inside our hotel room, so it was good to experience the night life for the first time together.  We walked around the strip and saw the water show at bellagio, rode the n.y n.y rollercoaster, and I gambled for the first time!
The vegas night life is definitely crazy, I’ve never heard the f-word so many times in my life, people were distributing porn on a business card and spreading it all over the floor, and I got a headache after inhaling all the smoke around me but I had a good time since I got to spend time with my husband.  I know it’s silly but every time we’re walking and Jay reaches out for my hand and interlocks his fingers with mine, I get a little giddy and I feel like the happiest girl in the world.
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Vegas part two.

May 2, 2012~ Etc.

My sister happened to be visiting vegas the same weekend so I got to see her and her family too.  I wish we lived closer to each other so I can see her more often.  She is pregnant with a boy(which will be the first grandson for my parents after 7 granddaughters!), and she looked glowing and beautiful.  I love having a sister and it makes me so happy to know that my two girls will always have a sister too.
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Hello! My name is Sarah and I am so happy to have you here! Here you'll find DIY sewing, DIY home building & decor, honest and vulnerable posts of motherhood and snippets of my family. We are building our dream house and will update you regularly on our whole process from start to finish and I am also starting a mother-daughter sewing series. So I hope you stay awhile!

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