Park City

This last weekend we decided to take advantage of the long weekend and go to Park City. We had never been before, and when my Dad called to ask if we could take him up for a conference we decided to go up with him and stay the weekend. Since it is still the off season we got an awesome deal on a hotel that was located half way between the shopping in Park City and the outlet mall (and my parent's hotel happened to be right behind the outlets too). We got to our hotel at about 1:30 in the afternoon, got all the stuff from the car (it seriously amazed me how to much stuff four people need for four days!), then checked out what the hotel had to offer. After checking out the two restaurants, the arcade, and taking a peek at the pool, the kids begged to go swimming. We gave in and went swimming. Then we headed into town to get some snacks and supplies for the rest of our trip. After that it was time to eat dinner and go to bed. We had originally thought that getting two Queen beds would mean a kid bed and an adult bed, but it ended up turning into a girl bed and a boy bed.
The next day we headed to the outlet mall with my mom. Since she can't help spoiling my kids she bought each of them a special treat. Ben was thrilled with the outdoor supplies that Eddie Bauer had and ended up with a flashlight with legs that he can move to put on things, and also a snap bracelet that glows. I am pretty sure it is meant for runners, but in our house it is used for special missions in the dark. Sabrina picked a leopard and turquoise purse that she uses to carry her baby in. She is such a girly girl! My mom got a great deal on shoes (she has insanely small feet so any time we find shoes in her size it is cause for celebration)! Brook was able to go to the grand opening of the skull candy store (where they had doughnuts and got chocolate that we all enjoyed) and he got a really good deal on headphones and was given an extra $10 off coupon. I even found the leopard belt I have been searching for!
Afar all that shopping we were ready for a break. After a quick stop at Arby's for beefies (one of Ben's favorites) we went back to the hotel. Once there we were hoping for naps, but got begged to go to the pool instead. After a few hours at the pool we were too exhausted to do anything but go back to the room and sleep.
On our last day we decided to go main street. My main reason for wanting to go was for a book store named Atticus. I wanted to find that book store so bad! Who wouldn't want to go to a used bookstore named after their favorite literary character (OK he is probably tied with a lot of other way awesome literary characters). Anyway, we find this place and it is just as cool as I  had hoped. Even the bathroom was awesome! The only problem? The kids were just not having it! They threw fit after fit until I gave up and left. We decided to just let them roam free for awhile until they started to complain they were starving. I really wanted to try a Greek place, but it was closed so we went to a grill that boasted the best hamburger in Park City. I don't know about the burger, but the taco salad sure was tasty! It was then time to head back to the hotel for naps and to check out.
Over all it was a great trip! We loved being together as a family and being able to spend some quality time together "away from it all". We have even decided to make a tradition out of it! What more could you ask for?