Enjoying the Beauties of Utah

We did a couple of fun things this last week. My sisters and I took the kids to This Is the Place Heritage Park to try and get in touch with our pioneer ancestry. It's been a long time since I've been there, but I really was amazed by how much there is to do! We had a great time! It was hot, as usual, so we didn't stay all day, but we definitely could have. I think the kids' favorite place was this Pioneer Playground. There are a few houses, a store, a firehouse, a train, and obviously a teepee...all in miniature kid size!

The coolest part of this playground was that all of the little houses were furnished (with babies, furniture, food, etc.). The kids would have played here all day if we'd let them!

There was also a little petting corral, complete with pony rides. And I finally discovered what my fearless child is a little timid about...baby animals. It's odd, really. She's not afraid of a dog bigger than her licking her face, but she would not get too close to a baby goat just sitting there minding its own business. We tried to give her a ride on a pony, but if you look closely you can see how unhappy she is to be there...

And this is as close as she'd get to the baby goat...

We also had the chance to go up to Alta last weekend for a family party (I have family who have a cabin up there). Albion Basin is beautiful in the summertime. We unfortunately missed the peak of the wildflowers, but the cooler temperatures were heavenly! We had to stop Abby a couple of times from running off a cliff (again, the fearless thing...), but she had a great time playing on the ski lift, watching the campfire, and of course, playing with the rocks!!

We couldn't walk too far before we had to stop and play with the rocks...again...

And here we are chillin' in the hammock!