Baby Tae

Monday, February 8, 2010

Brown Bear, the traveller

And we all made it home safely.
Hansi drove home in our new rig and Tae and I flew...how fun!

We just got back from two weeks in Utah. We rented the house next door to my sister and it was a great time! Hansi had to work some while we were there, but we got in a lot of skiing in addition. We skiied some resort skiing ( Brighton, Alta, Solitude, Snow Basin, Powder Mountain ), skiied a bunch of backcountry terrain and skiied a bunch of Nordic ( Sundance, Soldier Hollow, Mill Creek, Mountain Dell ). We also had the fortune of having a bunch of our friends there from Vermont at the same time and so skiied with some of them as well as had a party so that we could see them all ( Nancy, Jay, Brian, Emily and Tyler ). We also had the fortune of connecting with many old friends from various places such as Kate and Dave from Duluth, Mary and Zeigle from Vermont and of course Kass and Mike, my sister and her hubby!

We spent time frequenting some Salt Lake City kids hangouts, such as the Hogle Zoo, the Main Library, the Fairmont Aquatic Center, the Little Gym and of course the aviary at Liberty Park. Ooh, and yippee that I got to do a bunch of yoga as well.

What a great time we had!! How nice to be so close to everyone; Kass came over almost every morning! In addition, people were so gracious! Lending us things like two car seats, a pack and play, a car, and toys galore! Tae was a champ, although he did go through the croop and an ear infection while we were there. He really got attached to his Uncle Mike and Auntie Kass.

Thank you everyone!!! What a blast!!!

Hogle Zoo

An afternoon at the zoo with Hansi and Tae.

Uintas

While Hansi and I were off at Soldier Hollow, Kass and Mike took Tae and Maceo to the Uintas for the day.

Toot Toot!

A favorite pastime was lining up chairs in the kitchen, creating a train. Everyone is instructed to climb aboard and Tae serves us apples and coffee.

Soldier Hollow

Hansi and I had a date and spent the day skiing at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center; it was world class!

Sundance

Beautiful Day up at Sundance Nordic Center with Kass, Mike, Kate, Dave, Guy and Karin. Tae spent lots of time in the Chariot and in the yurt helping us pick our next route.

Pic-Pics

After our long skis up Mill Creek or at Mountain Dell, we would have a pic pic in the car. Tae was quite pleased with the pic pics, as you can see. Keep in mind, he wasn't working that hard! Usually riding on my back!

Mill Creek

One of our most favorite activities was cross country skiing up in Mill Creek Canyon. The weather was gorgeous and Tae loved to play in the snow.

The Library

The Main Library is amazing! It has a great kids area and a coffee shop right in the library! We spent lots of time here.

The Little Gym

Tae and I took a class at the Little Gym with Benny and Lily. Lots of tumbling, climbing and hanging from bars!

Emmy and Brian

Spent the afternoon with Brian and Emily before they headed on their way to California.

Stenjhems

Had a nice dinner at Dave and Kate's with Kjella, Dave, Kate, Rachel, Jay and Eli.

YOGA!!

Took a bunch of yoga classes at Centered City, about a mile from our house.

Little Cottonwood Canyon

Kass and I toured some in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Avy danger has been high and so we had to stay low angle and in the trees.

Brighton

We spent Friday at Brighton lift serve skiing; Tae enjoyed sledding at the sledding hill, watching the chairlift go up and down, and riding on mom and dad's skis.

Fairmont Aquatic Center

The Fairmont Aquatic Center is in Sugarhouse. We went there twice during our stay; the second time we went with Kass. Lots off bubble blowing, paddling and kicking. Kass and Marg went down the giant slide and played in all of the squirty toys around the pool as well.