The Wilhelmsen Botanical Blog

So last Saturday the 11th my sister and her husband flew in from out of town.  We had a lot of fun with them this week.  First we had a family night/open house so that they could see all of the extended family and to celebrate my dad, sister, and twin aunts birthdays.  As you can see Aiden enjoyed mingling with his cousins and riding in the tire swing.

Monday evening we went to dinner with my mom and her friend Randy at Olive Garden.  Yum!  I love their breadsticks.

Tuesday afternoon my dad, Brandon, Aiden, and I went up to our temporary home in Park City.  It was the Silver Ridge hotel and man was it AWESOME!  We ate yummy homemade pizza and went swimming.  We also watched Harry Potter #5 so that we would be caught up to speed when we go see the new movie.  As you can see Aiden really enjoyed having a new space to explore and get into things.  My sister and her hubby joined us later that evening.

Wednesday we went over to the Park City resort and rode the Alpine Slide, Alpine Coaster, and zip line.  We also took some time to climb the climbing wall and to do flips on the legacy launcher.  In the evening we went to the Farmers Market and then my mom came up to eat chicken rolls with us.

Thursday we went to the outlet mall and browsed the stores.  I had a mission to find black church pants and shoes.  I learned from one of the store associates that black dress pants are a seasonal item and will be in stores, “Near the holidays.”  Oi.  We ended our Park City adventure with lunch at Ruby Tuesday’s.

On Friday the 17th I gave Aiden his first real bowl of cereal complete with spoon, bowl, milk, and apple jacks.  As you can see he is excited.  Check our other blog for video of first bowl of cereal.

Saturday we relaxed at home most of the day and then drove out to Lindon for dinner with Brandon’s extended family.  Unfortunately we had to leave at seven to join up with Erica to help celebrate her birthday and they were running so far behind that we didn’t get to eat with them.  Then we encountered an accident on the freeway, and after we got some take out before heading up the canyon to join my sister she called to say that they were going to Amy’s.  We opted to just go home…In Lindon Aiden got to meet a few family members that he had never met and see his grandma and grandpa Wilhelmsen, and uncle Torren.  The trip felt very pointless.

Today we went to church and then my dad took us all out to lunch as a last thing to do before Erica and Matt left for Florida.  I think we will likely take it easy the rest of today and then tomorrow we have to start getting caught up on things like dishes, laundry, and other chores.  Boo.  Until next week, thanks for reading…