Alyssa and Bryce Visit SLC II--Lazer Tag and the Cabin

We tried to squeeze in as many fun outings for Bryce and Alyssa as we could.  Of course, they wanted to spend a night at the cabin and try on the hats from Grandpa's hat tree.  We also took them to a movie and lazer tag, with a stop first at a Greek restaurant for gyros, falafel, Greek salad, and baklava.

The movie theater gave us coupons for the "fun palace" next door.  Alyssa and Bryce started with a session of lazer tag, and then played one video game after another to see how many prizes they could amass.



 Alyssa playing video games with the guys.

 Bryce with his prize tickets.

 The prizes from all those tickets....

 Bryce and Alyssa bundled up with blankets on the mountain at Deer Valley as they watched the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing with the Utah Symphony.

 We drove from Deer Valley to the cabin to stay the night.  Bryce and Alyssa gathered up some bears from the upstairs "bear room."

 Alyssa donned her helmet for an ATV ride around Pine Mountain.

 We stopped at Road Island Diner for hamburgers and to play the juke box.

 The owner of Road Island Diner mingled with the guests.

 Next stop was the Kamas Rec Center, with its huge, warm water pool and slides.

Dave and I stopped to talk with Doug Rich, Dave's former boss, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer two years ago.  He has outlived everyone's expectations.

 Uncle Mike joined us for supper at Zao, a new Asian restaurant we discovered in SLC.

 Afterwards, Alyssa and Bryce joined Michael for board games in his apartment.

One other favorite tradition is dinner at the Texas Roadhouse.  "Can I throw peanuts on the floor?" Bryce asked the waitress as we walked in.  He had visited the Texas Roadhouse before and liked throwing those peanuts.  "Honey, you can throw anything anywhere," the waitress promised.