Fall Break 2015

During fall break we took a day trip with Ross's mom, Norma, William and Sierra. Norma had planned a great little treasure hunt activity where we traveled to various nearby locations to enjoy some activities together. Our first stop was Wasatch Mountain State Park in Midway. We got out to take a break from being in the car to check out the visitors center and also fed the birds that were in the pond. The kids especially loved feeding the birds. 

Then we found out that our next stop was the Historic Huber Grove Heritage Site. This site has a little cabin in the woods with a 150-year-old orchard. We stopped there for some lunch. The kids enjoyed playing in the trees. We even saw some wild turkeys roaming around the homestead.

Our next clue told us that we would be going to the town where Grandma and Grandpa spent their honeymoon (Park City). Specifically we would be going to the Utah Olympic Park. The Olympic park is where many athletes are able to practice some of their sports year round and fans can even try out some of the activities (like ride down the course on a bob sled).

We paused for a while to watch some ski jumpers practice by landing in a pool of water. If you look closely you can see a jumper just above the end of the ramp (they are horizontal in the air). When the jumper goes down the ramp, some air jets are turned on in the pool to create a bed of bubbles for the skier to land on, which is much softer than smacking into a flat surface of water

While we were there we didn't try any of the activities. We just walked through the Olympic museum and then some of us decided to take the ski lift to the top of the hill and then back down.

Then Norma surprised the kids by giving each of them a medal to help them remember our fun day together. After that Norma and those in her car had to get back home. So our family took our time enjoying a few more things before heading back home.

My little guy has so much energy and stamina. He was determined to walk up this long hill back to the main building all by himself. Leah on the other hand, complained about how long the walk was and how much her feet hurt.

On the way home we stopped for some dinner and shakes in Heber to end our fun fall break day! Good times were had by all.