Schmid Happens - Day 4: Hangin' Out, Fiiz and Fountains

Thursday, July 3rd was our rest day.  We just hung around the house, played games, some of the kids went swimming.  Mike and Sheila got a massage.  Josh and Ed drove down to Orem to set up for an event they were doing the next day (tune in tomorrow for that post).  Addy started off the day by making her specialty: Scrambled eggs and cheese.  Actually a more appropriate description is scrambled cheese with eggs.  Steve was home in the morning catching up on computer work before he went to work work.

Emily had her friends Kelsey and Anika over.

 Leftover Pie pizza for lunch.

Addy had her friend Naomi over.  They brought ALL the stuffed animals downstairs.  This is only about 1/8th of them.  I didn't get a picture of all of them all over the couch.

 Really super bad wind storms are pretty much the norm around here.  We had one on this day.  The kids enjoyed playing in it.

While the kids were outside playing they thankfully noticed that the ATV trailer was blowing down the street.

That night we went to our friends soda shop, Fiiz.

After we left Fiiz, we went to a nearby outdoor mall to watch the fountain show.

And look who we just happened to run into.  Two of my besties.  It was good to see them, I was starting to miss them.

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Schmid Happens - Day 3: Memory Grove, Temple Square and The Pie

On Wednesday, July 2, we went to downtown Salt Lake.  Our first stop was Memory Grove.  It is a beautiful park that has monuments for Utah Soldiers for all the different wars.

The Memorial House in Memory Grove was open for tours that day.  They also had fun activities for the kids to do there.  Some of the kids opted to stay behind and do the activities while the rest of us explored the monuments.  I hear Addy made this gumdrop structure all by herself.  This is a skill she gets from her father.

We enjoyed a picnic lunch in the park.

While we were eating, some missionaries walked by.  We asked them to share a spiritual thought with us.

After we left Memory Grove, we headed for Temple Square.  Addy hitched a ride with Grandpa.

The wall around Temple Square.  Thomas Sunderland Hawkins, Steve's 3rd Great Grandfather on his mother's side, worked to build this wall when he first immigrated to Salt Lake from England.  He is the kids 4th Great Grandfather.

 After leaving Temple Square we went across the street to the Church History Museum.  My girls headed straight for their favorite exhibit and this is where they stayed the entire time we were in the museum.

We have two aspiring artists in the family, Emily and Meagan.

Mike getting in on the dance action.

And Spencer.

 And then everyone got a little dance crazy.  Sheila, Lisa, Amanda and Allyson.  We all decided we NEED one of these dresses.  They are so comfy and they make you feel beautiful and they would be awesome to clean the house in.

 After we left the museum we headed toward the U for dinner at The Pie.

Handy, I just happened to have an array of Sharpie markers in my purse for such an occasion as this.

 Mmmm, mmmm...My very most favorite pizza EVER!  Xtreme Veggie!

It was a long, fun, exhausting day.  We headed home and played games and poor Steve went back to work.  He was working on a night job this week so every night around 9:30 he had to leave to go to work.

Emily gave Grandpa a new hair style.

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