Family Outing!

Yesterday we decided to surprise the kids with a family outing! Eric took a half day off of work and the kids were so shocked to see him come home earlier than dinner time! We surprised them by taking them up to Salt Lake for the afternoon and evening.

Our first stop was the Living Planet Aquarium. It was a free admission day, so we thought we would take advantage of that. The kids LOVED it!

We cannot get her to keep her eyes open or look at the camera when taking pictures. But, her hand is on her hip and her bum is sticking out-that's what she calls her "princess smile".

Adam loved touching the sting rays! He spent a good 10 minutes petting them. Tessa didn't want to touch any, but helped Daddy touch a few.

The penguins were a hit! We had so much fun watching them swim around.

Adam's piranha face!

After the aquarium, we surprised the kids with a train ride on Trax into downtown!

We spent some time at Temple Square, the Church History Museum and then treated the kids to a dinner out. It was so nice to get out and do something fun together! My favorite part of our evening was while we were at one of the Visitor Centers at Temple Square. Adam asked what we were supposed to be doing and I told him just being reverent and thinking about Jesus. His reply, "Well, it's really hard to think about Jesus when you are this hungry!" I love the honesty of children!