In October, Cooper had a few days off of school for UEA. I also happened to be watching Jaden and Addey for a few days. Steph was kind enough to set us up with some of her condos over in Midway. We had never stayed in these condos before and we liked that they had an indoor pool.
Steph also got a room for Jacqui and Jared. We went over there on a Thursday evening. We brought all of our luggage into our rooms, decided where the kids would sleep, and then headed over to the pools. The kids had a great time swimming in the pools. The only problem is that after multiple times of swimming in the pools, the kids had rashes all over their bodies. Cooper decided that it would probably be a smart idea to shower after swimming in the pools. They must have put a lot of chemicals in the pool, because by the second evening, the boys were bright red with these chlorine burns. Bryce and I ended up getting some lotion with aloe for their skin, but that made it even worse. It held the heat in and they were freaking out because it felt like they were on fire!
The weather was perfect on this particular weekend. The kids enjoyed playing outside. They did tricks on the grass and threw the football around a little bit. We also took them on a couple of walks, so they could get some energy out!
On Friday, we took them over to one of the big hotels across the street. They were having a scarecrow walk along their sidewalks. Different organizations made these scarecrows and they were on display. We all went for a walk to look at them and the kids would be quick to point out their favorite ones. We even saw some little goats on the other side of the fence. We stopped for a few minutes to let Clayton and Cooper feed them grass.
After the scarecrows, we walked oveer to the indoor volcanoe. We went inside to see what it was all about. I guess it used to be an active volcano many years ago. Now, they have turned it into a swimming hole. It was over 60 feet deep and the water is warm and it comes of from the ground. They have the top covered. It was a neat place, but very humid and very expensive..A lot of people come here during the winter to scuba dive.
By this point, Clayton was getting tires of walking around, so I took him back to the condos. Bryce and the rest of the gang, went up to the top of the volcano to look out across the valley. Midway is such a beautiful little town. I love the valley. It seems like a peaceful and quiet place to live.
On Friday evening, we took the kids into town to take a ride on the Heber Valley Railroad Train. The kids were able to pick out their own little pumpkin and they walk through a "haunted" train. Here is one of the conductors for the train. He was a very friendly old man but I know they he enjoyed his job.
Once we got on the train, it took us for a 20 minutes ride across the valley. It seriously only went about 5 miles an hour. It was not what I was expecting. They had some teenage girls come in the train and dance for one song. They were supposed to be dressed up for Halloween. I was really disappointed in the whole production, but the kids somewhat enjoyed it, so I guess that is all that matters.
Once we started going, we took the kids two by two and let them pick out a drink and some candy. There was a train car in the middle that had snacks and drinks and all sorts of food that could be purchased. They handed out pumpkin chocolate chip cookes half way thourhgh the ride. The kids had a fun time enjoying each other. At one point, they all crammed into tehese seats together.
On Saturday morning, my good husband went into town to by me some egg, cheese, and jalapeno kolaches. He also got me a raspberry cheescake kolaches.. They were sooooo good. The owner of the shop said that Texans keep him in business because they are the only ones that know what Kolaches are.
After we got packed up, we took the kids down to a bridge that was built for the Olympics. It was made for the cross county skiers to cross the river. It was a beautiful bridge over looking a beautiful river. I really enjoyed the crisp Fall weather and the wonderful colors from all the changing leaves. I think we all had a great time on this trip. It was nice to have bryce take a day off of work and spend the weekend with us.
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