Mexico Xmas

We spent a week in Puerto Vallarta Mexico celebrating Christmas with our family from Florida. It was a wonderful week of sun, sand, and zip lining. We had a great time and made sure to hit our favorite beachside bar as well as discovering two new restaurants worth going back to. By the end of the week Kate had decided we should move to Mexico. If it didn't sound like a good idea at the time it sure did when we hit the cold weather back home!

Park City 2010

We spent a week in Park City, UT with the FL Bradleys and made the most of our time. We took lots of walks, went to the Sunday Market, went to a couple outdoor conerts, hiked at The Canyons resort, mountain biked at Deer Vally Resort, and of course played on the rides at Park City Resort. The girls got to experience Pop Its and Sparklers for the first time, and they went in the hot tub a lot. There was a slight mis-step (or pedal) while mountain biking but otherwise it was a great trip.

Once I get ahold of Papa Scott's photos I will make an additional slideshow.
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Park City Fashionistas.

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Enjoying an outdoor rock concert at one of the ski resorts around Park City. The band was Big Light and the crowd was full of bikers (of the Harley variety, not bicycle).

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Out for an evening stroll in Park City, UT with Gigi, Papa Scott, and Aunt Skyann. This is such a beautiful area and there is a great walking path across the street from our condo. Plus it is nice to be in the company of extended family. And Leia holding Papa Scott's hand after only a few hours with him melts my heart.

Florida Adventure

The girls and I took a trip across the country to visit Gigi, Papa Scott, and Aunt Skyann. We had a great week and really got to experience Skyann's world. She is a talented busy girl and we got to see her show off her talents. Between basketball, soccer, cheerleading, and piano we got to visit Great Grandma and Grandpa Gilbert. Aunt Raf and Uncle Andre made a surprise appearance.
We swam everyday, hit the beach, made friends with butterflies, and visited the Playmobil Funland. I will now bombard you with photos!

Gigi and Leia at the soccer game.

A Kate-sized Playmobil Chariot.

New friends.

Busy girls.

Some other busy girls.

Yay beach!




Using a "pusher" to get food on her fork. It's a Bradley past time.

Butterfly World. They were big and colorful.

Kate didn't want to hold the butterfly but she let Corky (the stuffed animal) have a turn.

Helping Papa Scott feed the birds.

Jumping on the suspension bridge with Papa Scott.

There must be more photos on my phone that I will find to share. We had a great visit and traveling alone with two kids under 3 was less daunting then expected so a repeat visit is open for consideration.

Slide Burn

We took an afternoon to check out Park City Resort. They have a lot to offer in the summer. It is like an outdoor wilderness amusement park. We had passes for the Alpine Slide so we decided to check it out.

You get to take the chairlift to the top of the slide. Papa Scott, Skyann, Scott, and Kate went up first.
This is a picture of the bottom of the slide. It curves high up the mountain and starts at the top of the lift. You can see Papa Scott and Skyann in the third slide from the left and Scott with Kate in the last slide on the right.

Here is Papa Scott and Skyann whipping to a stop at the end. The girls has a blast! They wanted to go again so this time Scott rode with Skyann, Gigi rode with Kate, and I went solo. Scott and Skyann derailed and toppled a bit at the top of the slide. Scott with his ninja reflexes burrito wrapped Skyann with his body to protect her. She came away scratch free (but with a bonk on the lip). Scottie however....

He got some pretty gross burns on his leg and arm. They were even more disgusting the next day when he took the gauze off. Two days later it looks like he might have sprained his ankle as well. All in the name of fun and protection.

Park City

We are currently in Park City, Utah with the Florida Bradleys. Our first full day was lazy. We took naps and a couple leisurely walks but that was about it. Today we went to Deer Valley Resort to ride the chairlift and do some hiking. We took on a bit bigger hike than intended but it was worth the challenge. We rode one chairlift halfway up the mountain and then hiked 1.8 miles with a 14ooft elevation gain to the top of the mountain. Skyann hiked the whole way on her own. Scott carried Leia up in the Bjorn and I carried Kate up in a backpack. My legs are smoked! Once at the top we rode a chairlift back to the middle, had lunch, and rode another chairlift back to the bottom. Then we drove into Salt Lake City to visit the beloved Apple store and pick up Diane from the airport.

I'm on vacation!

Leia working on her rolling. She has mastered back-to-front now.

Checking out flowers on our leisurely walk.

Enjoying the enchantment of water and sticks.

On the trail!
Almost at the top. Kate and Leia both napped in their carriers on the way up.

Doing a little rock climbing to reach the absolute top.

Leia sleeping arrangement. She loves it.