Thursday, October 30, 2008

(The rest of hanging around Park City)

We hung around the hotel watching movies, playing a rousing game of Apples to Apples, and eating alot of great food and snacks, and of course, swimming in the hot pools (throwing the football and volleyball back and forth from the pool to the hot tubs...ha and Kara's dismount off of Greg's shoulders was amazing! ha) It was a fabulous weekend!! Here are some pics of the remainder of the trip!

This was so cute. While we were watching Transformers (Jantsen's new favorite movie), Jantsen wanted to hold Abby so bad. She wasn't completely asleep but I said okay and stuffed some pillows next to him and put her in his arms. He held her for about 45 minutes, while he watched the movie. He would play with her little fingers while talking to the adults or staring at the TV (he was acting like any grown up would if they were holding a sleeping newborn, just carrying on with his business). When she would wake move alittle he would gently rock her and make sure she was comfortable. He fed her a bottle (which he taught was one of the coolest things ever. He said after she was done "Holy Cow mom, she Downed that Bottle!". Ahh where did my little baby boy go?!! He even put off eating his dinner because he wanted to still hold her. Everyone else was eating and I asked him if he wanted to eat or hold Abby and he said Hold Abby. (Not that this is a reason that Kyle and I are ready for a 3rd child anytime soon...I hope no one is getting any ideas...) He was just wrapped around her little finger.
Kambryn on the other hand...not so much with the motherly behavior. She wanted to treat Adam and Abby like her doll. Hold them by the head, pull them off the couch by their legs (totally out of love, but not gentle at all!!). So for that reason, not the time for a 3rd child yet!

Kambryn took a few days to completely warm up to everyone, but she had a great time with all her aunts and uncles and grandparents! In this picture, she grabbed her blanket and binky, walked into where Natalie and Chris were watching a movie, held out her hands for Natalie to pick her up, and she fell right asleep cuddling with them! Natalie and Chris will be great parents, in a few years that is.

Of course when you make a trip to Park City you can't pass up a day of shopping. We spent one full day at the outlets and another afternoon walking the shops on Main Street. I love shopping! We walked by one of those year-round Christmas shops, and boy oh boy that made me so excited for the holidays! Yay!

Thursday morning I got together with one of my bestest friends ever and we went to breakfast. Shannon and her husband Nate and their little boy Ethan live in Park City and I haven't seen her since last Christmas. It was so fun to sit and chat and catch up with each other (and plus the little breakfast place we went to was FABULOUS!!) Shannon is such a strong person and so determined! I am grateful to have her in my life and I am thankful for our friendship. It is nice to know that my high school friends and I still keep in contact and that it is so easy to talk and catch up even if we haven't seen each other in months/years! Shannon is a great friend and it was wonderful to see her happy and doing well and with such a cute little family!!

We later went to another fun park with the whole family, as well as Shannon and Ethan! The weather was amazing that day. I couldn't believe that our week was coming to an end and we would be leaving back to Omaha so soon. Of course that meant for a long drive, but this time we decided to drive through the night. We had to make it back on Sunday to turn in the car by 7:00am and also Jantsen had his Primary Sacrament Meeting Program! First time as a Sunbeam! Anyways, we loved being in Utah and had a great vacation!


3 comments:

Kara Simmons. said...

Thank you for mentioning my dismount. That means a lot to me.

Brittany said...

Jantsen looks so cute holding the baby. I can't believe he skipped dinner to hold her! He's getting so be such a big boy. I'm sorry your little boy is growing up so fast!

Marshall and Dana said...

I love that Jantsen says Holy Cow! That is so funny!!! And I DO think its time for round 3 for you guys!!! I want to see another cute little Smith baby! Jantsen is going to make the best little daddy. I can't wait for the arranged marriage!