michael's birthday was celebrated in park city this year. i took him to one of my favorite summer restaraunts in deer valley (royal street cafe) where we dined on pulled pork, veggie burgers, made from scratch pizza, homemade icecream sandwiches & of course the famous carrot cake.
toward the end of dinner, storm clouds crept in, the thunder rolled & the wind almost swept us away... thank goodness for to go boxes,
& hot fudge 
we tried our luck at the alpine slide, only to be stranded at the top for about 25 minutes until we got the green light that the rain had stopped... the kids loved it, all four of them! 
summer chairlift rides, one of my favorite things
michael & his bellas
me & mine 
grace got to ride solo... it only took her 2 hours to get down. 
large ham & frellicious
me & stank
we stopped & ate caramel apples, did some shopping at the outlets (michael got some new running kicks for his upcoming 1/2 marathon) & ended the night in true italian style at ghidotti's (another family favorite). michael opted for, in his words "simple, traditional, spaghetti & meatballs"... what a dork!
but a smart dork.
the candle had to be re-lit 3 times thanks to frell & hank. michael made his wish as he welcomed a new year of life. happy birthday sweetheart. i love you.
