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07/05/15 Park City Vacation

Gpa and Gma Griffin at the Heber Creeper
eating watermelon after the ride
07/05/15

We are just minutes away from leaving park city and starting home.  We had a quick but fun week.

Doing a lil hiking!
July 1 - Wednesday - we headed here.  We drove all afternoon arriving in Orem about 4 p.m.  We stopped and shopped at WINCO grocery store before starting up toward Heber City. In Heber we stopped at Granny's for burgers and shakes and then went to Day's bakery for the donut dogs.  Grandma and pa were traveling about an hour behind us. They went to pizza with Ben and Laura while we unpacked.  We then met up over at B&L's condo for some swimming and hanging out. 

Family at the Heber Creeper on 4th of July!
July 2 - Thursday - we had 2 shops to do -- Mojo's up by the alpine slide and the Eating Establishment in Park City on Main Street.  In between we took a drive to mirror lake. At mirror lake we took out some big tubes that we played on for about an hour. The dinner was a 60th anniversary party for gma and pa and B&L were there, Gma and pa, us (minus girls), wendy and eddy and all their kids plus friends minus Abby.  It was a pretty pricey dinner ... when I originally suggested it we were just going with B&L and things just kinda went crazy from there. Everybody paid their own -- we got mom and dad's. Our portion was $90.  I think Eddy's was close to $100 too.  B&L was probably $25-35.  Whew!  Afterward we went over to B&L's and had cake and ice cream and played 1955 trivia.  

Dallas and McKayla on the Heber Creeper
July 3 - Friday - Gma and pa moved over from B&L's to our house.  Gma has been struggling with her oxygen and they hadn't slept well the night before (wendy and eddy and family also stayed at B&L's condo) so they didn't want to go anywhere. So we went on another drive and found cascade springs and a water fall called upper falls by bridle veil falls to hike to. The first was a long windy drive but an easy hike. The second hike was pretty taxing...right up the side of a mountain!  The reward was nice...beautiful water fall.  AJ joined us for the drive/hike.  We came home and Dallas and McK; gma and pa and the rest of us had BBQ courtesy of dad and swam in the pool here at the condo. 

Holly and Katie at the lake
Riding the tram
July 4 - Saturday - got up super early 5:45 a.m. to meet the balloon for Gpa and AJ's balloon ride.  We met at the hotel at 6:30 a.m. and drove out to the launch site.  And then didn't launch.  The weather was a little tipsy.  The launch guy said it is better to be on the ground wishing you were up in the air then to be up in the air wishing you were on the ground.  He said he didn't have a good feeling about it and so there would be no launch.  So our balloon ride became a ride on the Heber Creeper freedom train with W&E, aaron, emma, Gma and pa, AJ, Dallas and McK,the girls and us. The train left the station at 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.  There was a fiddle playing girl that came on the cars and played songs -- 17 year old girl...she was awesome.  There was some kids about that same age that came through and sang and danced patriotic songs, they did some trivia and gpa even did some cowboy poetry. Our train was very energetic and fun (especially considering it was 8 a.m. !!!!) Gpa was free (veteran) and the rest of the family rode for $5 each...super great deal as the tickets are usually $25-$35 a head and we are all adults now cept Holly for another couple of months!

Aj and Katie on the Heber Creeper
Afterward we went to McD's for breakfast.  Then gma and pa went home.  wendy and Eddy went home.  We came back and everybody took a little siesta and then we swam.  We went up the  tram and walked around and had slurpees and then D and McK left.  We got pizza hut and Gma and pa L came for dinner and the girls watched Twilight.  We were all pretty tired and fire works were in town, not up on our hill like last year so we skipped it. 

So this morning we are all packed up and heading out the door.  I'll try to get pictures to you when we got home.

It's raining pretty good here and supposed to be raining up and down the state!  Love you!!! Mom





Patriotic AJ!


Andy and Katie riding the tram...she doesn't like it
but she's doing it!

Yum! The annual donut dog from Day's Bakery in Heber City!


60th Wedding Anniversary Party at the Eating Establishment
in Park City

Andy and Shelly at the Eating Establishment

Andy goosing Shelly on a hike up the canyon

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