The Time Brody Met David Freese

Last night was kind of a big deal for Brody (and my niece Kelli). They got to meet David Freese!
If you are a Cardinals fan you already know who David Freese is. Simply put, he was the 2011 World Series MVP. Read more about him here.

 Freese was traded to the Angels this year and was rehabbing an injury in Salt Lake with the Salt Lake Bees (the Angels Triple A team) which means we got to see him play!

Before the games Kelli, Brody and my sister Julie headed down close to the field to watch him warm up. That's when they got to meet him. He took pictures with them and signed Brody's ball. What a nice guy!

Later in the game Brody was yelling his name while he was on the field and he even turned and gave a little wave with his glove.

What baseball player would you love to meet?

Go Utes!

The University of Utah football season kicks off today!

If you are a Utes fan too make sure to head over to I Heart Salt Lake and 

download the free U of U party printables. 

Children's Interactive Exhibit at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City

I have a question for my Salt Lake readers, have you been to the Children's Exhibit at the Church History Museum?
If you haven't been, you need to go!

This free exhibit is only open until January 2013 so you have a few months to go.
The exhibit is full of fun interactive games, toys, puzzles, dancing and much more. Your kids will love it!

Church History Museum

45 North West Temple Street

Salt Lake City, Utah

To read more about the Children's Exhibit visit I Heart Salt Lake

 

Tai Pan Trading

Last week I attended the Tai Pan Trading annual ladies night out event. Besides the great sales and discounts, Tai Pan had entertainment, refreshments and giveaways for the shoppers. It was a lot of fun!

For those of you who aren't familiar with Tai Pan Trading, they sell home decor at wholesale prices. But that's not all they sell. They also have a large selection of jewelry, bags, purses, clothing and gifts. 

I ended up coming home with Kelly green bag.  

 One of my favorite things at Tai Pan is all the dishes, I have to restrain myself from buying them all.

They also have a huge variety of flowers, this picture is only a teeny tiny bit of their flowers.

I could spend hours shopping at Tai Pan Trading.

Tai Pan stores are in Utah, Idaho and California. 

Have you been to Tai Pan Trading? What's your favorite thing to shop for at Tai Pan?

I was compensated by Tai Pan Trading for this post, although all opinions are my own. 

 

Ride to a Witch at Gardner Village

Every Fall I like to make a trip to Gardner Village in West Jordan Utah. The whole place is dressed up in fun Halloween decorations including mechanical witches. Every where you turn there is a photo opportunity.

This year Gardner Village gave me tickets to Ride to a Witch. We got to go on a tractor pulled hay ride to visit a few witch homes. The witches were fun and entertaining. Brody liked stirring the witch's cauldron.

Gardner Village has some great events for the family this Month: Breakfast with a Witch, Witch Scavenger Hunt, pony rides, Witch Palooza and more.




Gardner Village provided me with tickets for this review, all opinions are my own.

Go Utes

Have you seen all the free Utah Utes party printables over at I Heart Salt Lake?

If you can't tell, we are U of U fans in my house!

I Heart Salt Lake has all the printables you need to throw your own U of U football party.

Some of my favorites include the football field placemat, the drink covers and the stickers.

 Download your free U of U party printables here.

Gardner Village

Earlier this week we made our annual visit to Gardner Village.
I always love to see their fun Halloween decorations.

Brody loves keys and wants to carry them with him everywhere.
You can see him carrying them in most pictures.

He had such a good time trying to unlock all the doors.

Brody loved wandering around holding his grandma's hand.


If you live in Utah and haven't been to Gardner Village, you should go!
There are all sorts of events through out October.
Ride to a witch, face painting, the petting zoo, Breakfast with a Witch, a witch scavenger hunt and more.

Rhodes Blogger Demo

Last week I had the opportunity to go to the Rhodes Bake N Serv kitchen for a special bloggers demo. When I walked in I was greeted with the aroma of freshly baked bread. It smelled so good!

Rhodes had a slide show of all of the bloggers who attended.
I have to show mine off.

Heidi V taught us how to make the most of Rhodes products. You can read about it on Kathy's blog.
Did you know that every Rhodes package contains a no fault guarantee? That means if your bread doesn't turn out right they will replace it for you.

Heidi did such a good job. Not only was she funny but she is very knowledgeable. She taught us how to make all kinds of rolls and other bread dishes. You can learn how to make some by watching these instructional videos.
After the demonstration was over we got a chance to taste all the food. There was so much food we even got to take left overs home.
You can book a Rhodes demo too for only $3 a person.

I love Rhodes Cinnamon rolls!
It's a good thing they made a lot of them because I couldn't get enough.

Rhodes sent each of us home with a Fresh Ideas With Frozen Dough cookbook, a Rhodes Bake N Serv apron and a certificate for free Rhodes product.

Another highlight of the night was chatting with some fellow bloggers.
Some I already knew and some I met for the first time.

Deborah, Heather, Caroline, Susan

Lisa, Amy, Stephanie

Tauni, Kathy, Melissa

Keersten, Andrea, Carly, Camille

I wish I would have taken a picture of everyone there.
You can use the Rhodes product finder by entering your zip code to see where to find the nearest Rhodes products.

A big thanks to Rhodes for the fun night!

Check out what the other bloggers had to say.
Kathy, Carly, Heather, Tauni, Julie, Caroline, Deborah, Stephanie

Rhodes Bake N Serv. Facebook. Twitter. Rhodes on Youtube

Hogle Zoo

We love going to the Zoo!
Brody loves watching the train almost as much as he enjoys riding on it.
Even though you can't tell from the picture though.

We always have to measure up next to the gorillas.


What do you like to do at the Zoo?

City Deals

Here are some great deals at City Deals this week.

Buy a $20 Este Pizzeria gift certificate for only $9

Buy a Wild Grape Bistro $20 gift certificate for only $10

Buy a $25 Epic gift certificate for only $11

Buy a $20 Main Street Pizza & Noddle gift certificate for only $10

Buy a $25 gift certificate to Faustina for $12.50

Cupcake Conference Summer Social

Last week I had the chance to attend the Cupcake Conference Summer social at the Grand America. The Grand America had us set up in the Presidential suite.

The view from our window
23rd floor

Our room over looked the courtyard

I went with Julie. Brittany.Kelli

We met Grand America's Pastry chef Fernanda Dutra in the pastry kitchen.
She spoke to us about the kitchen and her passion for baking.

Then we got a chance to decorate our own cupcakes for a little competition.

Kelli wasn't happy with her first attempt so she just licked the frosting off and started over.

Here are 2 of the 3 judges with their picks

Fernanda Dutra. Scott Duehlmeier

Back in our room we had cupcakes waiting for us.

They even had gluten free cupcakes for those with Celiac disease.

They also had a fun raffle.

Brittany even won an awesome cupcake bedazzled Snuggie.

By the end of the night we had eaten our fill of cupcakes.
Thanks for the fun night!

The Fall cupcake Conference will be announced soon.
You can find out more about The Cupcake Conference on
Cupcake Conference website. Twitter