Deer Valley Music Festival

My wonderful husband planned a fantastic vacation to Park City for our family.  Although it was just an overnight trip, our van was nearly packed full.  Tyler said he was embarrassed by all the stuff we hauled with us, but I reminded him that we have two children now.  Plus, we didn't want to pass up the opportunity to bike some of the Park City trails which required our bikes and the trailer for the kids.  We only biked about 7 miles, but the hills in Park City are a bit more extreme than down here in the valley.  It was still fun.

We love to walk Main Street in Park City.  It is neat see the expensive shops and art galleries and to stop at the candy store for a sweet treat.  It is simply beautiful!

If you can see behind the building, there is a tram running up the mountain that carries people to an insanely beautiful hotel on top of the mountain.  I think the rooms run about $700(+) a night, so we wont be staying there anytime soon.  The funniest quote of the trip was when Rachel saw the tram and said, "Daddy, someday can we NOT ride on that thing?"  Even with a magnificent resort at the top, Rachel's fear of heights would never allow her to stay there. 

Rachel is barely visible in the "stroller" as we hauled all our stuff up to the concert on the hill.  Tyler wasn't as embarrassed of all our stuff as we passed others with the same situation.  With all of the stuff, Wesley couldn't fit, so we carried him.

Nearly 5,000 people attended the Utah Symphony's Disney night.  The views were spectacular and the show was amazing.  We think it is very important to expose our children to the arts, and this was a perfect opportunity.

We had a picnic before the concert began.  Our cold cuts and watermelon were lame compared to many of our neighbors on the blankets around us.  One had steamed salmon and asparagus with a nice green salad.  The most extreme was a fancy couple with a table, glass ware, silverware, wine glasses, and sushi.  I even saw a small buffet of cheese, crackers, olives, veggies, and more wine.  I guess we weren't in Clearfield anymore!

Tyler bought Rachel a carrot cake cupcake which Rachel ate until the cake part of the cupcake.  To her defense, the cupcake was tasteless compared to her Grandma Cindy's carrot cake.

Wesley was perfect throughout the whole week-end and concert.  He is very mellow.   

The weather was great!  It was just warm enough during the day for shorts and sandals, but when the sun went down, we put on jackets and cuddled in blankets.  We weren't freezing.  It was just chilly.  It was a great break form the high 90's we've had in Clearfield. 

We loved watching Rachel at the concert.  For the first hour, she turned to us every 5 minutes in excitement of hearing music she recognized from the Disney films.  She wanted to make sure that we heard it too.  She imitated each instrument that we saw on the screen.  She really wanted to find a place to dance, but since there were 5,000 people attending, we made due with moving our shoulders to the music. 

Thanks Tyler for creating memories for our family.  We all had a blast!