Hotel Weekend

Bruh

Um, the above word is what happens when you leave the computer for a few seconds to go get something to drink.

Brigham.

Ok, back to our weekend!  

Because David stayed in a hotel all summer for his job, except for the weekends, he accumulated a lot of valued customer points.  So we used some of them this weekend and got 2 free hotel rooms in Salt Lake City.  We were only a few blocks away from Temple Square.  After we checked in, we drove by Temple Square to get a peak at the Christmas lights there.  We were planning on walking over there later but it was so very crowded so we just looked from the van.  Ruger loves Christmas lights and is very animated about it.  He points and says, "Oh, Wow" all the time.  It never gets old.

 We stopped at a Chuck-A-Rama (The older boys LOVE buffets).  Ruger wants to be big so bad.  He really isn't liking his high chair at home right now, because he wants to be at the table with us so badly.  So going to Chuck-A-Rama where the high chair comes right up to the table had Ruger in heaven!  I made him a plate and he wanted to do it all himself with no help.  I even caught him taking a piece of meat and dipping it in Hyrum's gravy at one point.

 Ruger kept whining at Hyrum's icee and like the loving brother that he is, Hyrum gladly shared.

 We then went to The Tree of Life in Draper.  

 It's really hard to get in a picture just how amazing this lit up tree really is.

 We then went back to the hotel and spend some time in the pool.

 After checking out, we went to the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum.  We had some friends from church give us the tickets to get in and it was so worth it.  Ruger could not get enough!  If we lived close enough, it would be completely worth it to buy a membership.

 One part of the museum is all about Sid the Science Kid.  It was perfect for Ruger's height.  He had never seen the TV show before but once he saw the live Sid, he would not leave him alone!  He kept walking up to him and doing fist bumps with Sid.  And he wasn't just cracking up us.  Even other parents were laughing as Ruger would turn to go away just to come right back and want another fist bump.

We had been to this museum before but it was years ago.  I remember the 2 older boys getting bored after a while so I was wondering how this would go.  Levi was so helpful with Ruger.  When Daddy wasn't helping Ruger with something, then Levi was.  Later the older boys found this race track.  Building their own cars out of legos occupied them for a while.  Hyrum never got bored.

It was a wonderful little short trip to Salt Lake City.  No rush and lots of family time.  But as always, going home is always the best.

We love our little home.