The junk we let our kids eat while on vacation...

Night one- Five guys grilled cheese (not pictured) followed by the richest gellato I've ever tasted. Ethan had a bite or two.

This doesn't really count as junk food per se, more like (as my baby sleeping books call it) "junk sleep". This is the only way Ethan would sleep in Utah, so in case we hadn't had enough time in the car, we went for 2 hour car rides a couple of days.

We were so lucky to be there for Ella's birthday party. She sure is a cute little one and was quite the trooper this week when her big cousins kept stealing all of her toys. Isn't she a doll?

I don't have any pictures of Kate at the party, but Ethan managed to get his picture taken when he was in the middle of some naughty business.

And for the healthiest snack of the week, water from the hose.

(how cute are they all in their diapers?)

Next up. Ben & Jerry's smoothies while watching the fountains at the Gateway.

so I know that Kate is big. Really big, even. But I swear she didn't look THIS monstrous next to these little ones the whole time. I'm going to give the disclaimer that she was on a hill.

Moving right along. Hot dogs and potato chips at Shady Acres.

The highlight of our trip (in my opinion) was Saturday. It started off with firetrucks, then to the Brigham City Peach Days Parade. Ethan and Kate LOVED it. Couldn't take their eyes off it. And going along with the theme of this post, they enjoyed their first parade with their first taste of popcorn (peaches 'n cream flavored, no less).

Try not to get too jealous of my hair.

After the parade, we headed over to Peach City for the best peach shakes I have ever encountered. Kate thought they weren't half bad.

Ethan didn't really see what the big deal was. On the ride home, things got a little hairy. At about hour 6, we had to bust out the emergency dum dums.

Look at that look. I didn't even dare try to pry it from her sticky hands.

Now we're home. I don't know that we'll ever attempt such a feat again. It was really rough but I sure do love visiting Utah. Friends, family, Cafe Rio. The kids thought it would be nice to bring something back from Utah with them- stuffy noses. It's fun.