4th of July Celebration Extravaganza

We had a great 4th of July holiday. Lo's parents rented a condo in Park City for a couple of nights that was just below the Olympic ski jump. It was fun to see it again and and remember all of the Olympic excitement of 2002. I took 'many a picture' over the few days we were there which you will get a sampling of in this post.

July 3rd we got settled in the condo and then headed out to hang out in Park City for a bit. We stopped by one of our favorite places to eat Main Street Pizza & Noodle where we enjoyed some yummy pizza. Next, we headed out on a trolley ride, which the kiddies always love and, I have to say that I think is pretty cool as well. We headed back to the condo to do a little swimming, playing, and relaxing. On the 4th of July morning we went to the parade, which was a good time. Sadly, gone are the days of candy throwing-I get that it is dangerous for the kiddos, but candy is why parades were the best growing up. A Karate group that was in the parade came up to Drew with a board and asked him to break it. Drew took a few punches and then finally broke the slab of wood on the third try with his awesome kung fu karate punch. (Thanks for the pics Mardi)


We then headed to a tasty restaurant for lunch, owned by some of Janyce and Lo's friends, and headed back for some more swimming. Later that night we watched the fireworks near the base of the Park City Ski Resort.
Before heading home, we decided to head up to Stein Erikson's lodge to look around for a bit. I had never been up there and it is amazing. It has the greatest views of the city and surrounding mountains. We all enjoyed a very fun 4th of July.