The first few days!

I don't know if you could pay these two to keep a straight face or give a "normal" smile!

My super adorable pregnant friend Aubrie!

Laurel burning her Hogi Yogi shirt.  Such a classic!

A Sarah Grace sandwich!

I figured it was probably time for me to start blogging about our trip to Utah. If I don't start soon then I will forget all the fun things that we did. So...I'm just going to dive into it. We flew in on Thursday the 3rd. Our first flight didn't leave Charlotte until 6pm, which is new for us. We usually take early flights, but we figured if we went later Eric could get in a half day at work. Little did we know when we purchased these tickets that Eric would be changing jobs. That half day of work that we were originally planning on, turned into Eric getting off of work at 7am and coming home to sleep before we had to leave for the airport. We were very grateful that we had purchased tickets for a late departure. Sarah Grace, was great on both flights, we thought she would sleep, but of course she didn't. Instead she watched Ice Age over and over again. We can't complain though, she was mostly quiet and content. Mike & Judy picked us up from the airport just before 11pm. The second Sarah Grace saw them she darted off straight into their arms. It was terribly cute and I had to look away for a second due to tears welling up in my eyes. Our luggage was there waiting for us so we literally walked up to the baggage claim, picked up the suitcases, and took off. That first night in Utah we stayed in Park City at the timeshare. It was nice to have a big comfortable bed to sleep in, we were pretty worn out that night. Friday morning we checked out and did some shopping at the outlets in PC. There was little purchasing, but I did manage to pick up a long sleeve button down (which proved to be very useful the following week.) Mostly it was Judy and I going in and out of stores while the boys played with Sarah Grace at the very convenient playgrounds they have around the shopping center. Friday afternoon was spent in Salt Lake walking around Temple Square and eating in The Joseph Smith Memorial Building. We ate in the restaurant Laurel works at (Sorry La I can't remember the name and it's 12:55 in the morning, Eric probably won't appreciate me waking him up to ask and I don't feel like googling it even thought it would literally take two seconds.) The food was delicious and we even got to spend some time with Laurel. Sarah Grace however, was more entertained by the views of the temple and the fountain that we sat so close to. Saturday morning we had to get up early and run errands. The girls dropped me off at my friends baby shower and picked me up about 30 minutes later so we could go to the distribution center. I think we ended up spending a few hours in Orem before heading over to Laurel's bridal shower.  That evening we had a mini campfire in the back yard with the family and a few friends. We loved that little fire pit so much that I had to buy Eric one for Father's Day. (We have yet to use it!) Anyway, it was a great way to start out our little adventure in Utah. I promise I won't be as slow posting about the rest of the week!