Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Things To Do In Utah - Part 1

So much to do, so many people to see, so little time...well, actually we took our time :) Being in Utah was great! It was fun to get to spend some time with a lot of our family. Here are a few other highlights of our trip.

One of our first activities was to ride the 4-wheeler. Bergen LOVED it! Did I say he loved it? Well, he did, he loved it! In fact as soon as I set him on it with Travis he knew just what to do. He grabbed the handles, throttle included, and zoomed down the driveway in reverse. Travis was trying to get his hand off the throttle, hit the brakes, and hold onto Bergen all at the same time :) It made Travis a little nervous, and I was shaking a bit over the craziness of it, and Bergen was just as chill as could be! It didn't phase him one bit, he was ready to go!

Bergen got to go to the Gateway Discovery Childrens Museum with 7 of his cousins. These 2 cousins are 1 and 2 months older than Bergen. Thanks to them Bergen decided walking really was cooler than crawling.
Yup, Bergen does this at home too!
5 of the kids in this picture are also cousins. I think they all had such a good time playing with each other. Especially since we all live far away from each other!
These are Bergen's favorite things right now. He loves to "drive", open and shut the door, climb in and out of it, and on our second visit to the museum he figured out he could actually move it...but only in reverse! Figures, right?!?
Getting back to his farm roots :)
Bubbles! Travis' mom had lots of bubble machines for the kids enjoyment.
The kids loved it. There was only one problem...
Bergen was way more interested in the actual machine than he was the bubbles :)
We walked around BYU. We saw the new building that have been built since we went to school there, and picked up a few souvenirs at the bookstore. Ahhh, going to school there was so much fun but Travis and I both agree it's nice to be past late night hangouts, dating games, homework, and crappy food :) It's so pretty though. What a backdrop!
Did you know Spanish Fork has a reservoir? We didn't. It's a pretty cool place to sit on the beach and play in the water though. We got to spend a couple hours here with some cousins.
I was NOT brave enough to get into the "so cold it takes your breath away" water, but Travis swam out to this blowup trampoline. He had a good time jumping, twisting, and bouncing off into the water.
Our 4th of July was pretty low key, but we did do sparklers! Bergen was pretty amazed by them.
Sunday the 4th of July, after we got home from church, Bergen started really walking around the kitchen and living room. (Before he would walk 5-7 steps at a time, but still preferred crawling.) Something just clicked and we could tell he was purposely "practicing" his walking. He was very pleased with himself and would look up at us periodically to give us a big smile and make sure we were still watching him. From that point on he kept walking. Just like that!

Still more to come...

1 comment:

Please Pass the Green said...

So good to see you not once but twice! And what do you mean you're done with late night hang outs.:) Our party went till 8 am. When I read that part about you and Travis being grateful to be done with all the group dates and late nights, etc., my thoughts were the same, but to remain positive I said aloud, "Bring it on!" It's all about that positive self-talk. I knew you'd appreciate that.