Thursday Fun

Today was another busy day! We had lots to do, but managed to squeak in some fun. We went to our last Story Time of the summer. The kids love going to Story Time at the library and all summer long they have been learning about different countries. Today they learned about China and got to make dragon masks.

It was a big day for the Bug-a-Boo. He got his very first library card! He can't wait to go buy a wallet to keep it in.

In the afternoon the kids and I headed down south for an ice cream treat. We have been wanting to go to the "big red barn" for a while and today seemed like just as good as any.....until the storm rolled in.

We had just ordered our treats and went outside to enjoy them and the scenery when a huge storm blew in. By the time we got back inside, poor Tess had more ice cream in her hair than in her cone.

She managed to find every last drop of ice cream in that cone. Some of it made it to her tummy, but her hair and face got the majority! I love watching kids eat ice cream cones!

Adam was thrilled with his choice of Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream. I think he has a new favorite flavor!

Family Night at the Bean Museum

Last night for Family Home Evening we went to the Bean Museum to check out their new African Safari exhibit. They had a lot of fun activities for the kids to do and even though it was super crowded, we had a good time!

Tessa being a pill. We have to document those moments!

They had a coloring activity for the kids as well as a scavenger hunt.

When they completed the scavenger hunt they got to pick out a prize.

We watched part of an animal show and at the end the kids got to touch a tortoise shell, a snake, and a crocodile head.

Both Adam and Tessa love watching the Road Runner cartoons. At the museum they have a Road Runner and the kids love looking at him.

We ended our fun evening with Little Miss Tessa throwing a royal fit over not getting the exact piece of brownie she wanted. Gotta love the terrible 2's and 3's. We decided she is a very normal child and we were spoiled with Adam who hardly ever acted like this. Despite the fits, she is still cute and we love her to pieces!

Zoo Day!

Today the kids and I spend a good chunk of our day at the Hogle Zoo. We had a wonderful time, but missed having Eric with us.

Zoo Day July 26, 2011

My brave children touching a snake!

Their favorite part of the day was watching the baby elephant.

There is a fun dinosaur exhibit at the zoo right now. They have different dinosaurs all over the zoo that move and make dinosaur sounds. One even spits at you. Adam LOVED them!! Tessa wanted nothing to do with any of them!

I finally convinced Tessa that this dinosaur was a statue. That is the only reason she got close to it.

Both kids have grown since our last visit to the zoo!

We spent a long time watching the giraffes. Two of them came right up to us!

Watching a squirrel monkey play with its tail.

We saw a show while we were there and the kids got to touch an opossum and a snake after the show was over.

This was Tessa's immediate reaction every time we got near a dinosaur. Even if it wasn't making noise. We had a fun day and are thankful we are getting to do so many fun things together this summer!

Weekend Fun!

I was lucky enough to have the weekend off so we packed it full of fun things (including the flu)!

I did have to work most of Friday, but when I got home that evening we took the kids down to Fiesta Days and had some fun there. We splurged and let the kids ride their favorite carnival ride....the super slide! This was the one ride my siblings and I got to ride when we went to the fair when I was growing up and the tradition continues. Those rides are ridiculously priced!

They loved it and caught some serious air at the bottom of the slide. Adam went from his bum to his knees. That kind of freaked him out.

We got some snow cones to cool off after walking around for awhile. Now we get to check that off our summer "to do" list.

Showing off their mustaches.

We splurged some more and let the kids try a funnel cake.

Wrestling in the park with Daddy.

Tessa really needs to work on her picture taking skills.

Saturday evening took us to the Richards home where we enjoyed good company and good food. We had a dutch oven dinner and the kids had fun seeing all of the animals. They have new chicks and the kids loved watching them run around. We got to see the pigs get their slop, feed the horses, and watch the cows tease Molly the dog.

On Sunday afternoon Eric was in meeting most of the day, so the kids and I went on a little excursion. Some home builders have built a real life "Up" house. When I saw this on the news a while back I added it to our summer list. They are supposed to fly balloons from the chimney on the weekends, so we were disappointed there were no balloons when we got there. It is still a darling house and the kids loved it! For $400,000 it can be yours. Adam totally wants to buy it!

Next we headed to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple for some pictures. It was a beautiful afternoon!

On our way home we stopped by the grocery store for a quick picture with one of the floats due to appear in tomorrow's Pioneer Day/Fiesta Days parade.

It has been a fun filled weekend (minus the flu bug). I can't wait to have more weekends off with everyone!