You Cannot Climb the Ladder of Success Dressed In A Costume of Failure

Our little buddy is getting big! We took him to buy a helmet and he instantly spotted the one he wanted…the dinosaur helmet. Of course, he plopped it on and wore it through the duration of the entire shopping trip. And, oh, how awfully special he looked! We couldn’t help but laugh. He is hilarious!

We’ve been reaching new milestones ever since the helmet. Cole miraculously decided he wanted to wear his Buzz Lightyear dress-ups for the first time ever. He wore it all day long, took a nap in it, and even had to wear it while buckled into his car seat; a huge pain, but pretty cute nonetheless.

So now as Halloween approaches, we’ve been trying on old costumes and looking for ideas…

Cole hated the bear idea. So T-Rex it is.

Miss Kate had the most trouble narrowing down her costume ideas. She’s gone from Witch, to Strawberry Shortcake**, to Spidergirl, to Werewolf, to Zombie bride, and finally, to the random, Spiderella.

**the parents voted for Strawberry, but she is neither tough, nor scary, so those votes were quickly eliminated. Spiderella will be fine;)

So this year’s Halloween should be a success with both kids dressed to the nines.

Labor Day

I like to think that SLC has its own Central Park. Sure it’s scaled down substantially (and maybe missing attractions like a zoo, and perhaps a major art museum), but Liberty Park has much to boast about: a lake, rides, an aviary, a small art museum, a pool, tennis courts, a snack shop, playgrounds, and splash pads. A very cool place, I think. So when Labor Day breezed in, we hit the park.

I’ve been to the Aviary many times. This day kind of disappointed. The bird show has been seriously watered down…very lame. And poor little Bear, attracted a bee with his bright yellow-striped shirt. That darn bee wouldn’t leave him alone, and eventually stung him! Cole was very sad. “Naughty bee,” is all he kept saying.

Shortly after, we were pretty much done with those birds. On to the rides!!

I love how Cole kept his Hot Wheels clenched in his hand while riding the cars. Heavens, he’s darling!

Kate zipping along on the swings. I was really surprised she actually rode them. They flew crazy high and fast!

Ahh, the lake. We rented a paddle boat, and took a 20 minute ride. It was seriously so hot, and Flintstoning it only made things hotter. But I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

 

Side note: Something funny about me is that all sunglasses give me headaches…there’s just something about the pressure on my nose and temporal lobes. I know, I’m a total nerd. Nevertheless, I’ve bought millions of pairs, wasted tons of cash, so I finally went to Walmart in search of the cheapest, lightest sunglasses I could find. Alas, I uncovered these little puppies! They are such the man glasses, but they are the first pair that don’t make my head scream, and I think they make me look just like the cop from Terminator…sexy, right? Just agree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, we were about starved by this point so we left the park to try out Bruges Waffles and Frites. I’ve long heard that this was the place, and had even seen it on Man Vs. Food. And I’m telling you, I must have died because I found Heaven. It was so dang good. Their fries were delish, and my Torpedo Waffle was dreamy, filled with dark chocolate, and topped with strawberries and cream. I must have eaten it entirely before I ever thought to take a pic. But Dave got one of his Machine Gun, which is the sandwich they’re famous for. He said afterwards, “I’m going to need to come back here like all the time.” Me too.

We hit up some sales at City Creek and then called it a day. A lovely one at that.