Miscellaneous 2021

 Here are some of the random, little things that we did during 2021:

Cinco de Mayo:

We had a fun little Mexican dinner.  One of the kids had a pack of mustaches from the dollar store, so we decided to wear those during the dinner.

Horseback Riding Camp:

Sophie and Aspen went to a week of horseback riding camp during the summer.  They had fun, but I've been disappointed with every horseback camp I have enrolled them in.  They are at camp for hours each day, but only end up riding for 15 minutes or so.

Jamie's Baby Shower:

Jamie was pregnant and due August 2021.  I threw her a baby shower.  I thought it would be fun to have a Harry Potter baby shower, but we were worried people would think they had to get her Harry Potter merchandise.  So we just had a wilderness theme instead.  I thought it turned out very nice.

Girl's Trip:

In the fall, my friends Shayla Tucker, Erin Summers, and Lisa Moore went for a short, one-night, girl's trip to Midway.  On the way up the canyon, we stopped and did a zip-line tour.  It was a lot of fun and a great way to see the beautiful fall leaves.

Then we went up to the Zermatt.  We stopped at a little deli for lunch.  Then we went shopping at a little boutique shop.  

Then in the afternoon we went swimming at the Crater.  It was fun to do that again, but seemed really not.

We then went to a fairly fancy restaurant for dinner called "The Corner".  The food was terrible.  All of us were disappointed with our meals, so we went to an ice cream place called "The Inside Scoop".  They had a 10+ page menu.  It was insane, but much more delicious than our dinner.

We just stayed one night, then got up and hiked to Stewart Falls on our way home.  It was a really nice little trip.

MCW Reunion:

A few of our medical school friends were coming into town at the same time.  So we all got together at our house for a quick little dinner.  It was really fun to catch up with people we haven't seen in many years.

Oakley Rodeo:

Right after the MCW reunion, we drove up to Oakley for the rodeo.  We left Hazel home with a babysitter and only took the 3 older kids.  This is definitely my favorite rodeo.  It is so beautiful, and so much cooler in the mountains up there.  Although, the half time show was disappointing this year.

Bluffdale Days:

This year, Bluffdale didn't do their bubble pit.  They did a color fight with dyed cornstarch water.  Luke and Isaac got really into it.

Hogle Zoo:

 

A kid in Sophie's class had a pass to Hogle Zoo and they invited us to go with them.  The kids really enjoyed seeing the animals.  It may have been Hazel's first time at the zoo.

Lagoon:

 

 

 

We still have our "Get Out Pass", which gives us tickets to Lagoon.  We were so busy that we couldn't find a time to go all summer long.  It was October, and Lagoon was going to close shortly, so we had to squeeze in a day to go before it was too late.  So we ended up going during Frightmares.  It was actually really nice to go when it was a little cooler.  They also have a few additional Halloween things, but they weren't very impressive.

School Fun Run:

Every year, Riverton Elementary has a "Fun Run" as their annual fundraiser.  This year Luke won the race for all the kindergarten boys!  Congratulations Luke!

Other:

The kids were super excited for a fruit pizza I made.

The kids had a few lemonade stands to earn some money.

And we had fun going out for ice cream.