Two weekends ago we went on a mini vacation! Dave and I felt like we were running ragged lately so I decided it was time for an overnighter. I decided we needed to check out Crystal Hot Springs, which is a little over an hour north of us. I decided with kids it just sounded easier to get a hotel overnight and make it a real trip. So we drove up to Brigham City, checked into our hotel and headed out for some adventures!
Dave's co-worker grew up in Brigham City, so he recommended Spiral Jetty. It's a man made swirl pattern created out of lava rocks on the "beach" of the Great Salt Lake. It was made in the 70's and it's impressive to see it still in great condition. It's free although rather off the beaten path.
The boys insisted you could only walk on the rock area and not in the sand, so it took quite a while to get to the center of the swirl. After we reached the center they had tons of fun throwing little rocks into the water. Brooklyn loved this too, but she couldn't understand why we didn't want her to stay out of the water.
We also hit up the ATK Thiokol Rocket Garden. It had all these real rockets on display and although it was raining we still enjoyed checking it out.
Each rocket had a plack that explained what piece of the rocket it was and what it was used for, etc. It was interesting and free.
On our way back into town we grabbed dinner followed by swimming in our hotel's pool (a requirement for family vacations) and to bed.
The next morning we were pleasantly surprised with a fabulous continental breakfast that included several Gluten Free options. Since the Hot Springs didn't open up until 10, we decided to stop by the Brigham City Temple. It was tiny! The grounds were tiny! But we really enjoyed our time checking out the flowers and fountain.
When we tired of the Temple grounds we headed over to Idle Isle Chocolate Shop. It's a little hole in the wall Chocolate shop my friend Tenille visits when she drives through town from Idaho to visit us. We were in HEAVEN! Everyone got one of whatever we wanted and we later decided we probably should have bought more. We enjoyed eating it for the remainder of the trip.
Next we hit up the Crystal Hot Springs. I didn't get any pictures because it was lightly raining and we were swimming. So imagine us in one of the 6 hot spring fed pools, the two salt water pools (which Logan preferred), or sliding down the 2 watersides. We had a blast! The pools were of varying degrees of heat and depth so there was something for everyone. Dave and I lamented not getting to spend any time in the hottest pools with all the Asians. But I'm sure we'll go again when the kids are older and get to take advantage of them. Dustin has requested we make this trip 5 times a year.
With all the minerals in the pools it was extra easy to float. Dustin and Brooklyn were able to keep up with the fish we call Logan. It was fun to see them all kicking around. It drizzled almost the whole time we were there, but it was still enjoyable. We spent 4 hours there and had to drag the kids out to eat lunch and get on the road home. For the future, they allow food so we will bring food with us.
On our way home we hit up the Hill Air Force Base Museum. It was really interesting to see all the planes. Dustin loved the yellow one above best (it had a skull on the side) and Logan loved the monster one below. We got there an hour before they closed, and that was more than enough time. It was also free, so bonus!
After that we headed home, took baths and got ready for Sunday. It was a great vacation! One night, but everyone has requested we do it again. I'm sure we will. Maybe it will be our Spring Break tradition.
Brooklyn has been teething lately. She drools like crazy and constantly has her fingers in her mouth. She's also started to say TONS of words. My favorite is "Hello". She already said Hi, but something is infinitely more cute about the full version.
Brooklyn, Dustin and I have set a goal to go to the park 2 days a week. We walk to the Cabana Park which is almost a mile from our house. It's a cute little park and most of the time we convince friends to meet us there. They are happier when we get outside time in regularly.
Brooklyn and Dustin love picking flowers! They are especially happy they can always pick dandelions and the little blue flowers that appear in our grass. I can't believe it's already this warm. we really need to get in the yard and do some work.
Papa Mike made Dustin a knife and he's been proudly carrying it around all over the place! If he thinks I won't notice he sneaks it to the store or to School. He LOVES it. He uses it to cut up paper. He would use it on food but doesn't want to have to wash it.
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