4th Wedding Anniversary

Todd and I got really lucky because my mom was in town around our wedding anniversary, so we got to do another overnighter this year. I was also glad that Lyla and my mom got to spend some quality time together. We were in a pretty great position this summer, where Lyla was old enough to leave, and no pregnancies or babies, and I'm glad we could take advantage of it a few times.

We started off our date by going to the Salt Lake temple to do sealings. This is our second year in a row doing this on our anniversary, and both times have been really special experiences for us. After that, we checked into our hotel room, then went to the Copper Onion for dinner. It was a perfect evening, and we got to sit on the patio. It was fun to try something new and a little fancier than we usually do. After that, we walked down to City Creek, which seems to be our default, but it was great to just be together and chat. We picked up some delicious chocolate cake at the Cheesecake Factory, and headed back to the hotel to hang out. We just relaxed and watched Jimmy Fallon, and it was really nice. We had reserved a garden room, but got upgraded to a tower, so that was great too!

The next day, I woke up early, like I always seem to do when we get a chance to sleep in. We ate the rest of that chocolate cake for breakfast, checked out of the hotel, and then went walking again. We ended up going to the Cathedral of the Madeleine, which was really cool to explore. We ended our time out with lunch at Maxwell's pizza, and came home to see our girl.

It was such a fun time, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to get away and reconnect as a couple. So grateful to my mom for watching Lyla, and making me feel like things were awesome every time I called to check in. I know Lyla had a ton of fun spending time with her!

Lyla was hoping for a family photo