My Ray Of Sunshine

 

Camping - FINALLY

I'm not going to lie, we desperately needed some camping time. It had been a couple of really busy weeks, and it was time for TIME to slow down....meaning, river time. Randy's girls aren't big campers, so we were a little nervous that they would be bored out of their minds....which proved to be completely false. They had such a great time and spent virtually every waking moment in the river. I had developed a sinus infection and ear infection right as we were packing to leave town, so I made quick work of acquiring some antibiotics...I'd much rather be miserable/sick in the mountains. While that component wasn't the best, it was still wonderful to get up to the mountains and spend time with the family.  We also took the girls into Stanley one morning - what the hell has happened to that little town? It was packed! Not sure if there was some festival going on up there or what...even Redfish was horribly overcrowded. Another little mountain town, totally ruined.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

I kept seeing this ad on Instagram and Facebook about this Harry Potter Exhibition and finally decided to take a look to see where the locations were. I was shocked to see that one of the few was in Salt Lake. The wheels instantly started turning in my head - this would be something cool to do with the kids, and especially while Randy's girls were here for the summer. They got here pretty much two days after we got back from Puerto Rico, so we knew a movie marathon was in order, but in a short amount of time. The Exhibition is only open certain days of the week, so we bought VIP tickets and told the kids we were going to watch all of the movies - Randy's girls aren't familiar with Harry Potter, so we wanted them to have at least some working knowledge of the story. They loved the movies and we all loved the Exhibition. Plus, who doesn't love a good road trip as well?!All of the props and costumes in the Exhibition are from the movies, which was really cool. There were a couple of rooms that were interactive. We geeked out the entire time!