Summer is near over. Some might say this is the last official week of summer, but I am banking on one more week – at least until Labor Day! So the second-to-last week of summa went down like this…
Monday night was our niece’s first birthday. All of Charlie’s friends and family met at Classic Waterslides in Ogden to celebrate. There was pizza, cake, and tons of fun on the slides.
I joke that Charlie is my baby because I know this is exactly what my babies will look like – blonde hair, blue eyes [or green maybe], and fair skin. The Hendersons have VERY dominate genes. They will be clones of my husband – at least that is what they look like in my dreams. Yes, I dream about my future children. It is creepy.
Tuesday we decided to grill up some dinner. Zach is obsessed with the grill lately. We made chicken kabobs and rice pilaf. Zach is becoming quite the Grillmaster.
Later that night we went for a run outside. We usually take this loop around our neighborhood and then return back home on Legacy Parkway Trail. We both had a gut feeling to turn around once we got to the bridge, but both kept going. Our gut…was warning us about the mosquitos. We got DESTROYED by them. I had twelve total bites, mostly on my legs – and Zach had even more. We did a little research and discovered that if you peel a banana and press the inside of the peel against your skin and rub the mosquito bite, it is supposed to relieve the redness, itch, and bite itself. It did work…but not as quickly as we had hoped. We were rubbing peels all over our bodies.
This last week was Lola’s Birthday – and my sister-in-law gave her the gift I helped her make, the custom skateboard! She loved it. She even took a nap with it. So glad that Operation Skateboard was a success.
Thursday night Zach and I decided to go out to dinner after work. It was my turn to choose, and I picked Caffe Molise. It is one of my favorites, and right across from City Creek. So we dined and then stopped over at the mall for a quick look-around.
Friday night was a Girls Night with my aunts and cousins. We ate chocolate covered strawberries, chips and dip, and played several rounds of BUNCO. I am horrible at this game, but managed to win the Hostess Choice gift. We conquered this Ladies Night – we had such a blast!
After I left the ladies I met up with Zach at Jordan Landing to go and see the Nitro Circus 3D Movie. It’s not our typical flick, but Zach begged me to go with him and see it because one of Classic’s helicopters did some of the filming on location while they came to Utah. Sure enough, there were some great Heli shots.
I must admit – the movie was really good. I couldn’t stop laughing. We had a great time!
Saturday Zach was asked to play with some of my family members in a golf tournament and he spent the majority of the day there. I ran errands; went grocery shopping, cleaned the house, washed my car, and all that other Saturday stuff. Later that night we showered up and went out to dinner. It was a fancy dinner. It also was on our summer list: #26 – Go out to a fancy dinner. We decided to go to Zy downtown. Zach got the pork shoulder, I got the salmon. We loved the meal!
Later that night we stopped at Harmon’s to gear up for our family Sunday dinner. The City Creek Harmon’s is our favorite.
Sunday after church we went to the Fotheringham’s for dinner. We planned to make personal pizzas – on the grill! I had never made grilled pizza myself, and we’ve been wanting to try it for a while. It was also on the list – #30 – Make grilled pizzas. The crust was a little thick for my taste, but the flavor was really amazing. We are definitely going to make it a summer tradition.
Spending time with family was the perfect finale for this week – because that’s how we started it! We are excited for Labor Day coming up [a day off – hollllllla!] and ready for another week…