Christkindlemarkt

I over caffeinated on Thursday and so woke up at 4:30am on Saturday. That was good though because I needed to leave the house by 5:30am to make it to bikram yoga in Lehi at 6am.

I was home a little after 8am, raced to get ready, and drove the girls up to Isobel’s birthday party. Then I grocery shopped and all of us drove to pick the girls up and take everyone, including Isobel and Emerson, to the Christkindlemarkt in Salt Lake. Thank goodness they published a map of parking because we took a different route this time and saved ourselves HOURS of waiting. No joke. The line of cars trying to get in the park via Sunnyside was more than a mile long and they were moving slowly. There was no line the back way, which meant we made it just in time for the parade! We are going to do that route every time in the future.

This one snuck some selfies.

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One Voice Children’s Choir was there! I love them!!
We waited in the longest line to get some of these Transylvanian Treats. That’s the name of the stand, and I forget what the pastry is called. Visually it’s an A+ but taste wise it is just okay (kind of doughy). But the visual spectacle of its creation and also the finished products were worth the wait!

We stopped for felt and pizza from Via 313 on the way home. Then the kids played school, played games, ate, and did crafts until 9am when Amy came for her girls. The kids all had a lot of fun.

After the play date Abe and I showed Lydia and Mary some videos of a comedian whom we met and spent a long time chatting with at the national parks donor event. He wrote for Ellen and for Conan O’Brian, and he plays “Kevin the Cashier” on Ellen. I have not laughed that hard in years. He is so hilarious!

Afterward Abe and I watched Yellowstone and the girls sneaked watching more “Kevin the Cashier” in their room until 11:30pm. They did get in a little trouble for that because we thought they were sleeping. But he is really funny, so I can hardly blame them!