Park City Parade

Last weekend we headed to the Park City Parade of Homes...it was by far my favorite parade of this season.  The houses were so over the top...it is hard to believe that anyone has that much money.  We loved the views of Summit County and loved spending some extra time with Beth and Eliza.

This was our favorite bunk room.  I love the stairs and the little nooks by the bottom bunks.

There was definitely a trend for trough style sinks.

We also saw lots of copper details like the rain gutter in the picture below.

Our favorite homes were up near the Canyons ski resort.  Ski in and out...yes please.

We also thought this bunk room was fun.

Work Carnival

Seth's work hosted a carnival at a local park in August.  We "borrowed" our niece and nephew for the night...mostly so we wouldn't look out of place playing on all of the inflatables.  It was an awesome party! We played in the bouncy house, on the big slide and raced on the inflatable obstacle course.  We also tried our hand at the sports inflatable.

There were also tons of treats....dippin dots, popcorn, cookies, nachos, snow cones, etc.

There was also a balloon magician...pretty cool.

 

This may end up as our Christmas card picture...we shall see.

We got Phin's face painted.  He loved all of the attention and seemed to think the paintbrush tickled.

Did you expect anything other than Spiderman?

Seth's Best Friend's Wedding

Seth's best friend Matt got married in August.  A couple weeks before we hosted a non-traditional bachelor party up Millcreek Canyon.  I loved that all the girls were invited to the party.  As Seth will say...I hate for any fun to happen without me.  We roasted hot dogs and s'mores and caught up around the campfire.  It was nice to get to know Tonnie a little better.

The big day was a couple of weeks later.  

Being down on temple square reminded me of the day Seth and I got married...sweet memories.  Three years down...eternity to go.

The reception was held in Tonnie's parent's backyard.  It was spectacular!  Some of my favorite details...The ice cream carts with pictures of the happy couple...

...flashlights and glass bulbs hanging from the trees

...a dance floor flanked with couches and pictures of the happy couple

...and sodas in glass bottles.

We also found a house that we can afford...seriously I always dreamed of having a playhouse like this when I was little.  I loved that cards for the couple were stashed in the little mailbox.

We had a great time at the reception.  My favorite memory is dancing with Seth and Phin.  We wish Matt and Tonnie all the happiness in the world.  Thank you for including us in your special day!

Demolition Derby

Earlier this month Seth took Phin and me to our first demolition derby.  We have had a demo derby on our bucket list for some time and this one was just up the road at the Davis County Fair.  We arrived early enough to see the Monster Truck.

We also got Phin's first cardboard cutout picture taken.

We watched the diving dogs...my camera skills weren't good enough to catch the jump but you can see the splash in the background.

We also walked through many of the animal displays.

And we watched the elephants...but were not patient enough to wait for an elephant ride.

Then it was time for the main event.  We took earplugs for Phin...they didn't quite fit.

The arena had a gorgeous view of the Wasatch Mountains.

When Phin's earplugs fell out we resorted to other forms of ear protection.

We also turned him forward in the front pack so he could watch all the action.  He was awake the whole time and loved the lights, people and noises.  I thought it was quite a fun event as well...it may become an annual tradition for our little family.