Zimmer

How nice of Al to FaceTime us while he was golfing.

I decided to go back blonde.  Hopefully the girl that does my hair in LA never reads this, but it took 3.5 hours and I left with wet hair.  Talk about painful.

My hair is still not blonde, more like an brassy orange.

We went with some friends to the Zimmer Childrens museum on the West Side.  Nothing is easy to get to and parking is insane.  Zimmer is in a business building and it is also owned by the Jewish community. Mezuzahs are in every room you walk into and the Jewish star was on every toy.  Next time I might buy a yamaka for Alex so we don't feel left out.  

 Playing with Saige in the water.

Alex loved the ball pits. He was doing back dives off the boat into it. I feel like public ball pits are hard to find these days with all the germs and weird things associated with them.

If there is a kitchen near you will always find Alex in it.  He's obessed.

Our fun group with 4 2 year olds and little Cole :)  Afterwards we had a yummy lunch at Chick fil a.  It's probably one of the only Chick fil a without a playground.

Flying Solo

Al had a work tripped planned and was supposed to be gone for a week. I got up the courage to book a flight for me and the boys to visit Utah.  Al's trip got cancelled the day I booked the ticket, but I decided to go anyway since I knew he would be working a lot.  I was more nervous about maneuvering my way around the airport than I was flying on the plane with 2 kids.

My first mistake was buying Alex a bottle of apple juice and letting him drink the entire thing.  Whoops

Alex got his very own window seat which he loved.

I gave him a wipe and he cleaned every inch of his tv and tray table.  Yes that's another cup of Apple juice I gave him.

Our first day there I met a couple of my friends at the Children's Museum at Gateway.  Alex loved every inch of it.

Unfortunately we arrived when there was 2 or 3 field trips so there was a lot of kids.  When Ashley got there I went over to say hi and I couldn't find Alex for about 4 minutes.  My heart dropped thinking did he get on the elevator, did he go in the other room. I finally looked up the stairs where he tried to go when we first got there and sure enough he was almost to the top of the stairs, thank goodness.  

We decided to go get lunch and come back later when the crowds died down.  We wanted to eat at our  Happy Sumo.  Tonya and I used to got there at least once or twice a week when I lived there, but we weren't really sure how they would accommodate 6 kids.  

After lunch there was hardly anyone at the museum which was so nice.  We could sit down, watch our kids and actually catch up with each other.  Alex was in heaven with the kitchen.  Hopefully he continues to like it and I will teach him how to cook.

I remember doing this same thing at the old children's museum when I was little, so fun.

He had an obsession with licking his fingers after they got wet in the water area, yummy.

and his favorite thing was the helicopter.  This picture makes me laugh and is one of my favorite Alex expressions.

After the Children's Museum we walked around Gateway.  What was once such a fun place to shop and hang out is kind of depressing now.  Over 1/2 of the stores are closed and it's just not the same.  Alex fell asleep in his stroller which is so rare.  He barely even takes naps anymore.  I misplaced my parking ticket and was freaking out about how much it would be to get out of the garage. I must have forgot I was in Utah because it was only $7.  I pay that just to park in the garage at Alex and Coles Dr appts for an hour, ha. I miss how cheap everything is in Utah!!

That night we had dinner at Lonestar with Grandma and Uncle Ryan.  My mom always thinks Alex won't remember her, but he does every time.

Grandma and Cole.