Sunday, January 4, 2009

Julia went swimming!


She Loves it!

Holli and I spent the last 4 days in Utah with family. We traveled down on the 31st and planned to return on Friday. Well, we stopped in Brigham City to eat at the Maddox (quite over-rated, but still very good) because Julia needed to eat and we had heard so much about this place, we thought we would check it out. Well, turns out that it was raining through Ogden and Brigham City and by the time we had gotten our food it was snowing pretty bad. We heard people entering the restaurant talking about how slick the roads were getting and one couple mentioned they had heard the Malad pass was being closed down because it was really bad through there. Well, needless to say we were both tired and not in the mood to drive through a white-out or manage slick roads with a potentially crying baby. So we found a simple yet nice hotel in Brigham (Crystal Inn...recommended to all) and we spent the night. This is where these shots were taken (by my iPhone thank you) and this is where Julia had her first experience with swimming! We just held her above the water and let her toes touch every now-and-then and rubbed water on her with our hands. It was quite warm and pleasant, she liked it and it was fun. We didn't swim long but what a story! We think it is really good to have experiences that are memorable. That's what life is all about! To be lived!

4 comments:

Lori said...

So you ended up getting a motel with a pool after all-and didn't invite anyone to come swim with you! Glad you had fun. Julia is so cute!!

Benner said...

Yeah, kinds funny huh. Not exactly what we had planned...

The Clark's said...

how sweet! we have been wondering how you guys are doing with her and really wanted to congratulate you! We should get together sometime when are you guys available?

Mickey said...

I am so glad you didn't hit the pass. It was terrible going down. Ben you sure have a couple of cute girls! I can't believe how much she has changed in just a week. I love you guys and glad you had fun.