Day 25: Park City, Utah

Lucy woke up this morning and I asked her how she slept. She replied, “So great, Mom. I feel totally recharged.” I think we all felt the same way.

Saturday mornings are my favorite. No school. No work. No church. There is nothing we have to wake up for. No where we have to be. There is a large field at the RV park we are staying at where the kids ran around and played. We could see the field outside of our RV window so I drank my coffee and watched the kids play. I love when they can play freely without adult interaction. I think it’s so good for them.

When we finally all got dressed and headed out it was 11 am. The weather was gray and windy, but the temperature was about 62 so we thought we had dressed accordingly. When we reached the Utah Olympic Park it was raining and 52! Luckily, the ski and olympic museum were inside. They only let a certain number of people in the building at a time. The museum was really well done. We all did the skiiing and bobsled simulator and then individually did the ski jump simulator. I’m not saying I should move to Utah and give ski jumping a go, but in this family I definitely won the gold medal. We wandered outside and were able to see people actually training for ski jumping. It was so impressive!

Given that the weather was gross, the rest of our tentative plans weren’t going to work out since they were all outdoors. We sat and ate lunch in the car trying to figure our our next move. I found a Toyota Land Crusier Heritage Museum in Salt Lake City so we decided to head there. I love Toyota Land Cruisers. I have always wanted a old, blue Land Cruiser. There was one for sale across the street from my in-laws house in Austin one time. I really wanted that car, but an old vehicle without seatbelts isn’t the best option to ferry your small children to school and extracurriculars. So, I’ll leave owning one of these in my “dream” category for now. The museum, which is managed by a foundation, has well over 100 Land Cruisers, owners manuals, toys, literature, ads and more. I just thought I loved Land Cruisers before this. The people who run this place are obsessed, but their obsession makes for a really cool place to stop when it is raining in Salt Lake.

Once we left the museum, the kids asked to go “home.” We obliged. Hudson played transformers. Lucy played with her Barbies. Jordan played on his ipad. I took a short nap. We grilled salmon burgers and ate outside as the weather cleared up a bit. I love being able to eat outside with out humidity or sweat. Somewhere along the way, Jordan picked up some I Love Lucy dvds. When we came in for the night, we put one on and were anxious to see how the kids would react. They loved it! Hudson was almost rolling on the ground he was laughing so hard. He even declared it “the best tv show ever.” It helped that the first episode we watched was the famous chocolate factory episode.

While I was disappointed we didn’t get to explore Park City and Deer Valley outdoors today, it ended up being a good, relaxing day. Fingers crossed the weather rebounds tomorrow and we can spend the day outdoors!

Until next time…

Sarah