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STAY-cation ~ Day Eight - PART(y) Two - The End

Day Eight - PART(y) TWO
For a long time Shane has been wanting to go to a REAL Soccer Game. Many of you who know our family - know that we are not the most Sports-finatic family. Well - that has all changed now! The REAL Soccer game was so much fun. It was quick moving, physical, entertaining and just plain fun. Every time REAL scored a goal - Milo would rip off his shirt and swing it over his head yelling "GOOOOAAAAALLL". It was so much fun.
After the REAL totally kicked the DALLAS FC patoosies we enjoyed a wonderful finale to our 2009 STAY-Cation - FIREWORKS!

This has been a great week.

STAY-cation ~ Day Eight PART(y) ONE

DAY Eight ~ Part(y) One

Our day eight began with a trip to the new COWABUNGA BAY water park in Draper. This fun new attraction is perfect for all ages. We all went down the big red slide just to the right of Matisse first. It was SO FUN! The "Slide Jungle Gym" is just like a giant water fight where are can squirt and be squirted by complete strangers and for some reason it's okay. Another fun part of the park was the Lazy River. It was very relaxing and the perfect cool down.

STAY-cation ~ Day Seven

Day Seven we drove to Heber for a Family Bike Ride and a trip on the Heber Valley Railroad. It was a HOT HOT HOT day. The bike ride took us through the streets of old Heber. The kids are great at following directions and enjoy the physical challenge. On the train Milo made friends - as he usually does. It doesn't matter where we are - he has the ability to attract and meet new people. He could very well be a politician or political leader of some sort. As embarassing as it is sometimes - it is one of his greatest characteristics. Matisse and Avy are entertained by Milo as well. We all enjoyed this relaxing day.

STAY-cation ~ Day Six

We spent our Stay-cation Day Six at RAGING WATERS. We haven't been to this water park for years. We were pleasantly surprised at the amount of available SHADE TREES, upkept Water Slides and Kid Friendly areas. The kids had free reign and Shane and Teryn spent a lot of time in the shade relaxing. Teryn was able to catch up on the recent book she has been reading. Milo was brave and tackled a few waterslides. Matisse and Avy spent the whole day exploring different slides. Matisse even overcame the biggest slide of them all. It was a great day!

STAY-cation ~ Day Five

On Day Five we went up to Snowbird for a fun retreat. They have Day Passes where you can have unlimited access to enjoy the TRAM, Chairlifts, Apline Slides, Zip Rider, Bungy Trampoline, Rockwall and Mechanical Bull riding. We rode the Tram to 11,000 feet, hiked down through some snow and rode the Peruvian chair lift down the mountain. It was beautiful.

The kids quickly got the hang of the bunny-hill chairlift that takes you to the top of the Alpine Slide run. The signs clearly state "NO RACING" - but Shane just couldn't help himself. As Teryn and the three kids waited at the bottom for him - we all began to wonder what was taking him so long. The kid riding on the track next to him rides to the end with eyes wide open - "HE CRASHED, HE FLIPPED - IT WAS AWESOME, I hope he's alright". Thank goodness he was alright. Aside from a few nasty road rash burns - he was not permanently damaged. Shane was a trooper and rode the ZIP RIDER with Teryn after bandaging himself up. We stayed at a condo in the lodge that night relaxing and mending our wounds.

STAY-cation 2009 ~ Day Four

We spent our Stay-cation Day Four at LAGOON! This was the best time we have ever had at Lagoon. All of our kids are old enough to ride all of the rides. We went to WICKED first. Milo loved it and went twice. Avy did her job - went on it - and politely declined the offer to ride a second time. Mom and Avy sat that one out. Teryn did ride the SAMURAI with Matisse. What was she thinking! That about did her in. WAY TO GO MOM!