Johnson's Life: Utah Trip Part 1

I think it's fair to say that our trip back to Utah in June/July was our best since we moved to Portland.

In large part, I think it was because our kids are older and I'm not pregnant.

It's so nice to not have to nurse or put a baby down for a nap every few hours, or not get sick from pregnancy.

So we had fun!

The first day we were there, we got right into the spirit of Utah by going to a Real Salt Lake soccer game.

Here we are walking into the game.

Cohen was so excited to see his grandma and grandpa, and it didn't take too terribly long for Parker to warm up to them too. They were thrilled to go to a real soccer game.

Cousin Kaiya was there with us too.

Cohen and Kaiya LOVE each other.

It was so enjoyable to watch these little kids happily share this one snow cone.

They didn't ask for more, they just enjoyed sharing it.

.....and they loved to feed it to Parker.

So adorable.

Isn't she a doll?

By the way, grandpa made sure we all had Real Salt Lake attire to wear to the game.

Parker fit into Cohen's old outfit from before we moved, and Cohen got a brand new jersey.

He of course thought that was the best thing ever.

We stayed in Utah for two weeks, and for a few days of the first week most of the family dealt with the flu.

No fun.

I'm glad I dodged that bullet!

One of the days Josh was really sick I took the boys over to good old Flat Iron Park.

Here you can see that Parker has discovered he wants to have the nail biting habit.... I'm really hoping this doesn't stick around, but I have a bad feeling it will.

Silly me, I forgot that kids can't wear flip-flops and sandals and enjoy playing in the bark-filled play areas of parks.

So, we had a jumping contest, and enjoyed being outside in the warm, sunny weather.

Cohen made note of the weather almost every day we were in Utah, almost in shock at the continuing sunshine and warmth.

Grandpa (Wayne) was so thoughtful to get us passes to the sports center, and took us swimming there.

Can you tell we live where the sun doesn't shine?

Parker was really afraid of the water at first, but ended up loving it in the end.

Wheeler Farm seemed like a good thing to do with the kids.

Parker had just really starting becoming more adventurous with climbing and such.

He loves slides!

We picked a VERY hot day to be at wheeler farm, so we got tired in the heat after probably an hour or so. The kids loved going around and seeing the animals, even if it was hot.

Don't worry, I made sure we got snow cones right after wheeler farm to refresh and cool off. I was so happy for the snow cone places!

I LOVE SNOW CONES.

The Severinson family invited us over for Taco night.

Josh grew up with Robbie, and will always be the best of friends, I think Lillian (Robbie's wife) is fantastic, and our kids are about the same age. It's just a great time to be with them.