Plan B

We headed out yesterday as a family to go to the zoo. Unfortunately, so did the rest of Utah and half of Idaho. With no parking to be found from Sunnyside to Emigration Canyon, we defaulted to plan B. We diverted to Tracy Aviary.

Before we visited the birds, Macy got to ride the very charming rides at Liberty Park. They are very old and all squeaky metal. I had no idea how many fun things were at the park. We will definitely go back to explore the rest.

Macy was so excited to give them her tickets each time.

She loved the ferris wheel and really wanted to go back today.  

Side note: I think I have roughly 600 pictures of various carousel rides. I always feel compelled to take a picture each time she comes around just in case it captures the perfect expression. It is really ridiculous. Three hundred and eighty six of those pictures are from the Summerhays family trip to the zoo right before my parents left on their mission.  

This was her favorite part of the Aviary: A little building that I called the school. Macy knows that her cousins go to school and she was so happy to play student herself.

It turned out to be a nearly perfect day (you understand the "nearly" part if you saw the BYU game and/or the Utah game).

Cousin Time

We love it when Katie and Kiara come to town because we spend lots of time with the Ashby family. With so many little ones, we always have fun and it's always crazy.  And I usually forget to take pictures but I did manage to get a few at the beginning of September.

Being temporarily insane or brave, we went to lunch at Gardner Village. When we told them we needed a table for five adults and eight kids, they very wisely banished us to the basement by ourselves! It was great.

But that didn't stop the little ones from trying to escape.

Can you believe I got a picture with all of them looking? Miracle.

Macy's first pony ride without us walking alongside. She loves to do everything "by self."

Is Less Really More?: A Lesson on Accessorizing

This is Kiara and Macy ready to hit Costco with me. Hilarious!

We Love Uncle Jonny

Who else will mow your lawn and babysit at the same time?!

Silver Lake Again

Thanksgiving Point Children's Garden

I loved this place. I wish we would have gone earlier in the summer.

Sugar and Spice to Infinity and Beyond

After a pep talk Monday morning from my mom and consults with sisters and sisters-in-law, we officially began potty training Macy. She started off really well (just one wet accident while I was on the phone) but then she insisted on putting her diaper back on. Not wanting to push it, we called it a day. Tuesday and Wednesday were busy so we resumed today.

All morning and afternoon she has done perfectly with no accidents. But she refuses to wear the cute undies I bought for her so I decided to take her to Target so she could pick out her own. We almost made it out of the store with some adorable Hello Kitties. I say "almost" because then she spotted these:

And who I am to squelch the pure delight of my little one?

Hopefully she won't ask what the flap in the front is for.