SLC Trip

In June we took the kids up to Salt Lake for a weekend. We stayed at a Residence Inn right across the street from Pioneer Park. It was a great location. We walked everywhere or else rode Trax. One of our favorite destinations is the Gateway. The kids had a blast playing in the fountains.



Aunt Heather was in town for a friends wedding. She only had a little time but was able to meet us at the hotel. She took us to get Slurpees and then we swam so the kids could show off all their cool moves.

Last year Brianne was fearless with water. She was constantly jumping in to the water and could almost get herself up for a breath of air. This year she started out really timid and wouldn't even jump in to a pool. During this trip I got her to jump in but she insisted on holding my fingers. I would let her hold my fingers then throw her in to the water so that she would go under and have to kick her way up. I was so excited when she was making it all the way up and getting a breath. We showed Dad her new trick thinking he would be impressed. Not so. He started playing with her and within ten minutes he had her jumping in by herself and swimming half way across the short length of the pool. Now that was impressive.

The guys created a fun game on this trip. They would throw a rock across the pool then see who could get the rock first. With three Anderson boys this was a very competitive game. They had fun even though Collin was certain that Dave was cheating.