Staycation II

Here is what we did the second half of the week.

Thursday we had a much-needed date planned. Going to the temple and rock climbing at Rock Canyon. But then Karl kept experiencing these chest pains, especially while running and was concerned about it. So we decided he'd better have it checked out. He spent about five hours at the cardiovascular clinic, pretty much all day. So much for our date. But now we can rest assured that he has no heart problem. We spent a very pleasant evening at the Ellis'. Their other former German exchange student and his girl friend were visiting.

Friday we left on our second adventure of the week. First, we went to Arete Gymnastics. It is the coolest place for kids. They have all the gymnastic equipment for adults and kids you can possibly think of: two big tramps, huge bouncy floor, foam pits, ... I don't know what it is all called and our camera was having issues with the light but you get the idea.













We got to play, jump, run, bounce, slide, and do tricks there for an hour and only paid $3 for all four of us. Even Max had lots of fun cruising around and pulling himself up on things.


By the end we were all exhausted. Especially Papa.


Then we were off to the Zoo, just in time for animal nap time. Well, some were still awake... Nothing out of the ordinary happened and I guess I was too lazy to get the camera out.

Next we headed to Gateway for dinner. But first we played in their awesome fountains. Both Noah and Max were a little but wary at the beginning but they soon got into it.













Noah especially liked the steam. Note the shorts he is wearing. These are the same shorts Max is wearing at the gym. Who would have thought Noah fits into 9-month-old shorts? It is a good thing, otherwise he would have had to be naked. I can only bring so many outfits for one day.


Max exploring the holes out of which water shoots at random times. He got lucky though and did not get sprayed in the face.


We need some of these in our 'front yard'/parking lot!


Then we proceeded to dinner at the 'California Pizza Kitchen'. After we had just finished telling Noah the story about his diaper explosion in the exact same spot a few years earlier, Karl gets Max out of the high chair, smells his bum, and ... screams. Max decided he wanted to trump the Noah explosion and he sure did. I don't want to go into too much detail. Let's just say it took me about 30 minutes to get the kid (relatively) clean. Lots of people offered help, including a police officer. It was that bad. We still enjoyed our food.

We spent the night at our dear friends', Steve and Kjrstin Walters, house. They had just moved in and it is super nice. We had fun visit with them and then sprawled out on their living room floor.

On Saturday Karl ran the Wahsatch Steeple Chase, an 18 mile trail run up and in City Creek. Being in Utah after all and not having a heart condition, he was excited to run one of his favorite races. Steve, the photographer, took many pictures. I'll post them when I get them. Karl ran it in 2 hours 30 minutes and took 6th overall in a very competitive field. He had hoped for a better time but was happy with the run itself. Way to go, Karl!

We played for a little while at the finish but then ... yet another rain storm.

I love these guys!


Then we had pan cakes, played and ran in Liberty Park, (Steve) took more pictures, drove to Lehi in one of the worst thunder storms, didn't feel so good, went to the Lehi Legacy Pool, felt really bad, vomited, vomited, vomited...

Now we are better. We are still trying to decide whether it was food poisoning or the stomach flu.

We still consider the week a success.